Rob Blake

Rob Blake
Robert Bowlby Blakeis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11-season stint with the club. In 2001, Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and helped the team win their second...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth10 December 1969
CitySimcoe, Canada
I think the last 25, 30 games, we've been battling to find our way into the playoffs, and once we succeeded, I think the emotion was tough to bring. But now we move on against Dallas, and I think you'll see we won't have trouble bringing emotion.
I was trying to go up high and he was right there. He made it look real easy.
I think our power play can be more consistent. At times it's real good. In a couple other games, it's let us down. You know you're going to have three or four opportunities every night, and that has to be there.
I think people understand there's a business side to the game and that's been put in the past now. It's time to move on and the excitement of the game will live again.
His presence will still be there, even if he can't be there in person. He's the greatest player in the world, and his presence and name means a lot to Canadian hockey.
If they score right away on that, they have a minute left on another power play. 'Theo' made his big saves there, which we needed.
Because we're in the West, we play Edmonton and Calgary and Vancouver a lot and there's always a lot of media around in those cities. But when we go to Toronto, the media is doubled.
But we have a lot of depth throughout our whole team. They put together a real legitimate team. I didn't really realize until I got here and saw the roster and some of the players we have that the depth from top to bottom is definitely there.
We just have to hope we're in striking distance near the end (of the season).
He was thrown into a defensive role because of his speed. He can use that the other way, too. He usually gets a chance or two a game where he's all alone on the goalie, so he'll be very effective for us.
He's been great. He's a reaction goalie and he's been on since Day 1 through the whole season. He's a reason their team is up so high.
He's been a key to our success because I think other players take from what he does out there and their game picks up.
Obviously, I didn't think it would take that many shooters, ... They played well in the third period and came back we were happy to hold on and get it to overtime and get the win.
Until we know exactly what took place ... that's why there's an investigation. Until you know the total facts, it's kind of difficult to talk about.