Dan Chapman Quotations

I believe there are a lot of guys out there who have used steroids and gotten away with it. There are other players who have used steroids, but they aren't under the microscope like he is.

For the window frame to be broken after getting outscored 3-0 in the second period, it makes you wonder if perhaps it was slammed too hard.

I would try to get here about 6 p.m., get good parking and wait in line.

I thought we'd do well, but not this well. What an amazing first season this was, and it was something else to watch this unfold.

Our criteria is pretty simple. We wanted something that look good and, obviously, said football. We wanted something crisp and clean and that wasn't very busy.

Judging by how sales have gone the past few days, I think we will have a sellout. That's what we're preparing for.

The arena charges us when something like this happens, and we in turn will bill the Bombers.

I wasn't surprised at all, and Lightning was the overwhelming choice. The fans did a great job. It fit with our other team, and it's a good, strong name.

We're very serious about this, and I think we can win. I think it would be great for our franchise and city to do this in our first season.

We planned to give away Mike's poster about two weeks ago, and it's amazing how it worked out. We're all proud of Mike.

Up front, you can't see the cable, so you have to trust the guy in the back to give you proper instructions to keep you from getting the basket caught on anything. It's definitely a team effort.

Walk-up (ticket sales) for the first (Stockton Thunder) hockey game was huge. We averaged 8,300 fans for Saturday hockey games, so I suspect we'll do that for football.

We didn't expect it at all. We had about 6,300 seats sold on Friday and thought with a strong walk-up that we might trickle past 8,000.

The parking situation should be fine, but we are advising fans that there won't be enough spaces at the arena site for everyone. I think fans want to naturally get as close as possible to the site, but there's many of other options.

Both sports are exciting and fast-paced, and fans have responded to it. Season ticket sales were brisk for both from the beginning.

The weather has been unusually bad. We're hopeful we can come up with something.

It's a fun contest that benefits both sides. Florida is a phenomenal organization. To come out on top would be awesome.

It's an honor to host the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup, in my opinion, is the most symbolic and well-known trophy in sports.

It's another sign that our fans are very dedicated.

I walk around and see how inventive they are, and you'll hear them break out in spontaneous chants. It creates an electric atmosphere.

Not even close. Once we had the Thunder, the overwhelming choice of the football team was Lightning.

These guys are going to have a great time. They will be supported as well as any team in the league.