“I swear I have never told a player to attack another player. In fact, I have told my players if they ever hear me saying something like this, they can break a stick over my skull. I ask only that they play aggressively.”

—  Fred Shero

HHOF Time Capsule - The 70s - Great Teams - Philadelphia Flyers - 1973-74 to 1975-76, Hockey Hall of Fame, 2009-05-27 http://www.hhof.com/html/t7gt04.shtml,

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