[It] was kind of a wake up call for our team. It kind of gave us a little grudge coming in here. It forced us to come in here with more of a high-tempo game than we might have if we had just won and rolled through. |
Coming in, you've got to picture yourself as the No. 1 guy. I think the first weekend of the year I had a good weekend, then we got two big wins against Denver and right off the bat I felt like I belonged. |
Every forward is the same. There is really not anyone who does anything extremely different from everyone else. |
He kind of surprised me. I probably should have come out a little more, but he made a great shot. |
I can't look at the other goalie, I just got to win the game. |
I knew he was going to go to his forehand and try to go around me and I took that away. |
I knew he was going to go to his forehand and try to go around me, and I took that away. |
I think I played all right. They got a lucky first one and the second one just got by me and the guy on the third one just made a good shot. |
I think we're going to have another great team. |
I thought he was going to take a slap shot. I didn't think he was going to shoot it [right away] because he had all the time in the world. When he shot it, he surprised me and it went five-hole. |
I tried to get him to go short side, high to the glove, but he went blocker side and put it in off the post. |
I wish I could have that one back. But you have to put it out of your mind and turn the page. |
It was a huge factor. Maine is always in the NCAA Tournament. I remember going to Florida for Easter weekend when I was a kid and didn't know what college hockey was all about. I watched Maine play in a Frozen Four. Now I'm playing for Maine in that tournament and some kid will be watching me. That's pretty exciting. |
It was just unbelievable experience. I am just so happy for seniors they worked so hard. This is what we have worked for all year. |
It was more of a learning experience. I've learned tons here. Almost every day in practice you learn something new. I try and get out there first and work on some stuff on my own, do some skating drills on my own. |