28 Quotes by Dave Checketts

Any notion that we bought this to go elsewhere is silly at this point.

You would never rule anything out that way, but I have to tell you, our total attention and focus is very much on establishing the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

I've had experience running teams in very big markets, very rich markets like New York. I've runs teams on a shoestring in Utah, in some very small markets. The equation really doesn't change. What's critical is being responsible about it.

It's time for Salt Lake City to have another major league team.

I want to bring stability to the team. We're going to be making long-term decisions to ensure front-office stability.

These things don't work unless there's some public-private partnership there. The notion that any of this money is just lining our pockets is just erroneous. They're (the county and city) taking over the land, just the way they do with any other private enterprise. . . . This just happens to be more public because it's private sports.

The fans are the reason we get into this business. The fans here are worth a goal a game to the Blues.

If my children call me during the day and leave a message, I return those calls first, not last.

I succeeded in turning a building into a business.