kris schultz

Husband, Dad, brother, son and friend to lots of amazing people

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

Jordan Greenway, 6’6 231lb piece of rubber chicken. How does that kid not fight Anderson right there? It’s 5-1 dude, even if you get your ass kicked at least show up and present the Sabre. Some soft ass stick and puck right there. #LindyRufffffff

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@RussoHockey As soon as the Wild traded for Quinn I said there’s no way Billy G doesn’t get Jack someday too. Nevermind the Hughes family is from the Midwest, nowhere near NJ/NY. What they went through at the Olympics together can not be ignored, and Minny is an unreal place to play. #bookit

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@TCCoachShoe No, because the ref didn’t call it.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Brad Marchand in 2018: “I was never the best kid on my team — anyone will tell you that. My buddies were better players. As we got older, they were getting all the attention from the junior teams. I’ll never forget, when we were 12 years old our coach gave this speech in the locker room before a game, and he said, ‘There’s thousands of kids like you in Canada. There’s thousands more all over the world. You know what the statistics say? The statistics say that only 0.01% of you will make it to the NHL.’

I just always remembered that stat, and I would think to myself, ‘Man, if I’m not even the best kid on my pee-wee team … there’s no chance. How could I ever get noticed?’

That same pee-wee season, something else happened that took my mindset a step further. We were playing against our rivals, Cole Harbor, in some important game, and they had this monster forward on their team who always killed us.

During the game, the kid took a run at my brother, and he smoked him. For as much as we’d mess with one another at home, if you ever hurt my brother, it was like a red light went off inside me. I’d fight you.

So we went out, and every time the kid touched the puck, one of us took a run. He got so pissed off that he took a slashing penalty right at the end of his shift, and we got a power play. We ended up scoring the game-winning goal with him in the box, and I had this realization like, ‘OK … if I have a 0.01% chance, this might be one way of getting people to notice me.’

I have done things that have stepped over that line, and I’ve paid the price for it.... There’s a lot of people out there in the hockey world who love to say, ‘Winning is everything. It’s the only thing.’

Do they really mean it? How far are they willing to go? Maybe it was my size, or just the way I was born, but I’ve always felt like you have to be willing to do anything — literally anything — in order to win. Even if that means being hated. Even if it means carrying around some baggage.

If I played the game any other way, you absolutely would not know my name. You wouldn’t care enough to hate me, because I wouldn’t be in the NHL.” https://t.co/YaGuxkR03w

[Sid Seixeiro @Sid_Seixeiro]

Paul Maurice was asked this morning how difficult it is to make every guy in the dressing room feel like they’re an important part of the team.

Fantastic question. Response was better.

[Washington Capitals @Capitals]

Wondering what went into the massive six-foot, 80-pound sculpture gifted to Ovi featuring game-used sticks and casts of his skates?

Prepare to have your mind-blown.

(🎨: IG/TT - typcollection)

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@tookie9 @ExpectedByAnth @tds2929 Dash 177, he’s fished more pucks out of his net than Bob Izumi has taken out of any lake.

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@TicTaylor Starting December 1st anytime you say “Tis the Season” before, during or after putting a few back it makes it all ok. No spouse, no friend, no boss can take that away and 9 times out of 10 they’ll be pounding em right next to you. #TisTheSeason #geterdone

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

Can’t wait to sit my ass in the Dunc with a cup of joe watching my daughter play in this prestigious event. Having had the privilege of knowing members of the Schwartz family throughout my travels will make it even more special. #GoodSaskyfolks #hockeyfamily #elbowsup #beagoodkid

[Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament @MSchwartzTourny]

It's time to announce the four divisions for the 2022 Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament.

The Female U18 AAA Hounds look forward to hosting all the teams, their families and fans in a few weeks time at the Duncan McNeill Arena in Wilcox, SK! #MS17

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

An inspiring message from an inspiring man who raised an incredibly inspiring son. All the kids at the @OOAA_Hockey awards banquet tonight have so much to be thankful for, @TobyBoulet thank you so much for being there to remind us how important it is to be a good person. #hockey

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@KiddChris He is playing there buddy, been grinding it out for a lot of years that young buck. I’ll give you a hint, he’s a lefty from a small town in Saskatchewan and you’ve got a glass jaw. #carefulwhatyouwishfor #WichitaThunder

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@JProsofsky I’ll see you at Pason for game 3 big red.

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@Stany_72 @LNogier @rolling_greens1 Happy birthday buddy

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

I caught a Schultz Bros hockey school and Med Hat Minor Hockey logo in that fine collection. You were so great to work with when you were designing those for us, thanks again for all your help buddy.

[Darren Tonn @darrentonn]

Tough to capture 2 decades of learning in one blog post, but here are some of my thoughts and a bunch of the logos/brands I've done.

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

Growing up in Saskatchewan it was impossible not to know the sound of @fan960lou voice. Whether it was the Riders or Pats you always loved hearing Lou talk about it. Today was very cool listening to him call a game my daughter played in. Great job as always #Saskygentleman

[HNLive @HNLiveCA]

Female Hockey Day in Chestermere was a success, thank you @AFHL_HA
@CSSHL!

Our @fan960lou and @sprusina were treated to some fantastic hockey, thanks to @RMRaiderNation @RMRaidersAAA @GirlsHockeyYYC and the SAHA.

Let's do it again soon, k? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🥅🏒

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

Hey Laudey Laudey we like to party, was it Tuesday or Thursdays at Lauderdales brother? For sure it wasn’t Wednesday and Saturday, the boys standing watch at Scotland Yard had those days covered. #Checkers #thosewerethedays #QuebecStreet #freesnowboards

[Fore Play @ForePlayPod]

Chills. Golf is the best

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

@dutchysc All the best to you Dutchy. You are one of the original #Saskygentleman and if anyone can kick cancer in the ass it’s a guy from Porcupine Plain who’s been tipping Pilsner all his life. #Saskytough

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

PSG has already sold $140 million in shirts since Lionel Messi signed with the club last week, per @TyCSports.

The interesting part? With a 5% royalty from the Jordan Brand, Michael Jordan made $7 million personally.

That's more than he earned during 13 of his 15 NBA seasons 🤯

[kris schultz @ripper5505]

How many times did we use to touch the puck in the parent vs kids games back in the day? Like say before the age of 10. If you need a reminder watch either of these teams play the Habs next round. #Habsarethekids #Careyisgoodbuthecantscore #theyllneverhavethepuck #menvsboys #wow