"Ice hockey players can walk on water” isa saying that has beenprinted on posters and T-shirts. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2002.
“Ice hockey is technically a water sport” is a related saying.
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This page last updated October 5, 2002.
. Ice Hockey Players Can Walk On Water
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30 GREAT HOCKEY QUOTES
By Robert L on Aug 5, 2006, 2:51a
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“Ice hockey players can walk on water.” — Author Unknown
Google Books
Bobby Orr and Me
By Martin Avery
Lulu.com
2008
Pg. 7:
Hockey players can walk on water. ~Author Unknown
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Andy Dufresne
@Andy_Dufresne
“Ice hockey players can walk on water.” - Author Unknown
4:27 PM - 27 Apr 2009
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Blood & Ice:
Tales of 32 Years in the Crease
By Mike Haszto
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse
2010
Pg. VII:
This would be my second favorite bumper sticker by an unknown quotee: “Ice hockey players can walk on water”.
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PowerBlade
@PBHockey
Quote of the day: Ice hockey players can walk on water. ~Author Unknown http://bit.ly/a82dbk
3:58 PM - 11 Feb 2010
The Rat Trick
August 10, 2011
Some Favorite Hockey Quotes
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Ice hockey players can walk on water. ~Author Unknown
Google Books
Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Sporting Quotations
By Fred Metcalf
London: Biteback Publishing Ltd.
2013
Pg. ?:
Ice hockey players can walk on water.
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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