Quick Hits....

“It was a throwback to what happened back in the Bing Crosby days. … There was something special about the Clambake and hanging out with your friends – and I think we've got it now" – PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Tournament Dir Steve John, on several golfers committing to the event after their celebrity friends signed up to play (ESPN.com, 2/10).

“Ottawa is still very much in the running and I think it makes good sense to have the game here on the 150th since we had the very first NHL game in history in 1917” – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, on the city wanting to host an outdoor NHL game during the '17-18 season (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 2/10).

“The concept of putting this stadium inside Fenway Park on this hallowed ground is a bodacious concept, and it’s come together” – U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association VP/Events Calum Clark, on a 140-foot ski jump being built in the ballpark for this week's Big Air at Fenway (NESN.com, 2/10).