De Niro, Sting and the Rangers. Your rest-day Friday trivia
The Hockey News
Couldn’t help but notice actor Robert De Niro and musician Sting in the Madison Square Garden audience Thursday during Montreal’s Game 3 overtime win over the Rangers.
Those are two icons of their industry. Superstars.
In deference to some of the great words they’ve put together over the years, here’s a fun rest-day quiz that will surely test the music, movie and Ranger knowledge among hockey fans. Guess the author of these famous quotes. Some are easy, others only a diehard fan in all three categories will get.
1. “You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?”
Sting, from his Zenyatta Mondatta album with The Police
De Niro, from the movie Taxi Driver
Ranger Dan Carcillo, during his altercation with linesman Scott Driscoll in Game 3
2. “I may be numberless, I may be innocent, I may know many things, I may be ignorant.”
Sting, from his song A Thousand Years
De Niro, from the movie Awakenings
Ranger Derek Stepan, after getting blindsided by Canadien Brandon Prust
3. “I never made promises lightly. And there have been some that I've broken. But I swear in the days still left we'll walk in the fields of gold.”
Sting, from his song Fields of Gold
De Niro, from the movie Goodfellas
Ex-Ranger Mark Messier, after his last game as a New York Ranger
4. “There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the wrong way and the way that I do it.”
Sting, explaining the break-up of The Police in 1986
De Niro, from the movie Casino
Ex-Rangers coach John Tortorella, explaining the premise of his coaching philosophy
5. “Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.”
Sting, from his album Songs from The Labyrinth
De Niro, from the movie The King of Comedy
Ranger Henrik ‘King’ Lundqvist, after appearing on the cover of GQ
6. “I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing.”
Sting, from his song Can’t Stand Losing You.
De Niro, from the movie Raging Bull
Ex-Rangers coach Frank Boucher, whose team went 6-39-5 in 1943-44
7. "Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut."
Sting, from his Outlandos d’Amour album with The Poilice
De Niro, from the movie Goodfellas
Tortorella, in a 2010 post-game pontification to writer Larry Brooks
8. “What did not kill me just made me tougher.”
Sting, from his song Ghost Story
De Niro, from the movie Meet the Fockers
Ex-Ranger Nick Kypreos, after his career ended after a fight with Ryan Vandenbussche
9. “I guess that’s what I’m saying Brooksie. You get that through your head? Get the f--- out of here.”
Sting, on his final words to The Police band member Stewart ‘Brooksie’ Copeland
De Niro, from the movie The Big Wedding
Tortorella, during one of his tirades at writer Larry ‘Brooksie’ Brooks
10. “I grew up in a tough neighborhood, and we used to say, you can get further with a kind word and a gun that you can with just a kind word.”
Sting, from his soon-to-be released unnamed album
De Niro, from the movie The Untouchables
Ex-Ranger Nick Fotiu, born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y.
11. “Since you've gone I been lost without a trace.”
Sting, from his song Every Breath You Take
De Niro, from the movie The Untouchables
Ex-Rangers GM Neil Smith, one year after coach Mike Keenan left
12. “It’s disrespectful and its wrong. It’s gutless. That’s gotta stop. Park your ego, shove it in your pocket. I’m not in the battle, I’m not in the battle, he isn’t in the battle. Shut your yap.”
Sting, from the song Fortress Around Your Heart
De Niro, from the movie Analyze This
Tortorella, talking about Ken Hitchcock in 2004
13. “Never got me down, Ray. Hear me? You never got me down.”
Sting, from his The Soul Cages album
De Niro, from the movie Raging Bull
Ex-Ranger Kris King, after a dressing room scuffle with Ray Sheppard
14. “How can you say that you're not responsible? What does it have to do with me?”
Sting, from the song Driven To Tears
De Niro, from the movie Casino
Tortorella to Brooksie
15. “Don't stand, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me.”
Sting, from his song Don’t Stand So Close
De Niro, from the movie Midnight Run
Ranger goalie Henrik Lundqvist to Alex Galchenyuk
16. “We know what we did. We know what we did. We know what we did. We know what we did.”
Sting, from the song If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
De Niro, from the movie The Godfather Part II
Tortorella, his answer to four consecutive questions from the media in 2007
17. "You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about.”
Sting, from his song Demolition Man
De Niro, from the movie The Deer Hunter
Ex-Ranger Steve Vickers, who scored 41 goals and led the NHL in shooting percentage in 1974-75
18. "You're gonna learn about loss."
Sting, from his album Sacred Love
De Niro, from the movie Cape Fear
Harry Howell, the games played leader for the Rangers who never won a Stanley Cup
19. “Have you ever fought before? No, I’m not challenging you. You were probably beat up at the bus stop most of the time.”
Sting, from the song Englishman in New York
De Niro, from the movie Raging Bull
Tortorella to Brooksie during a 2010 post-game media scrum
20. “You don't have to put on the red light.”
Sting, from his song Roxanne
De Niro, from the movie American Hustle
Ex-Ranger goalie Glenn Healy, transitioning to backup status
21. “We will win tonight. I guarantee it.”
Sting, from the song Englishman in New York
De Niro, during the movie Bang The Drum Slowly
Mark Messier before Game 6 in 1994 Eastern Conference final
Answers
1. De Niro
2. Sting
3. Sting
4. De Niro
5. De Niro
6. Sting
7. De Niro
8. Sting
9. Tortorella
10. De Niro
11. Sting
12. Tortorella
13. De Niro
14. Sting
15. Sting
16. Tortorella
17. De Niro
18. De Niro
19. Tortorella
20. Sting
21. Messier
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