At the beginning of the year, I think we hit our stride pretty well. But getting down the stretch, teams are keying on certain players and that's something you need to adjust to. I think we struggled with that of late, but there's definitely another level we want to get to and I think we're capable of. That's going to have a big impact on how far we go, and we realize that. |
Each stick out of the box isn't always the same and you've got to make adjustments. I enjoy that. That's a part of hockey that I like. You take care of your sticks, they'll take care of you. That's the policy that I go by. |
He's been a big part of this team, just like all of us. With a big injury like that, it does hurt the morale. |
I always wanted to go to Michigan since I was pretty young. When you thought of college hockey, you usually thought of Michigan. |
I am proud. I fought hard. It's been a long road. We have a lot of great players on this team who have their accolades and have had a great year. It's nice just to be able to contribute and bring a national championship to Wisconsin. |
I decided to take a chance and went to the net. Things just worked out. |
I just did my part. It's my job to put up the numbers and I thought I did that. |
I knew I was going to have a great night because I was well-prepared, well-focused. You know when you're on top of your game right away. I knew it was going to be a special night. It was unreal. |
I know they've slipped a little bit, but we hope to bring the program back to where it should be. |
I take great pride in showing that I'm able to step up in key times. My role is to score goals and put up numbers. |
I think that's huge, going into a situation where you're fighting for spots. |
I think the league did a really bad job this year with obstruction. They talk about cleaning the game up a little bit and making it more free- flowing like the NHL. That definitely did not happen. |
I think this is the first step of championships. We want to win this championship, and it's just going to build up. (We'll) use this as preparation to upcoming championships. We want to win this tournament, and that's our main focus. In previous years, that hasn't been as high of a focus as it is this year, and I think that's a very good thing for us. |
I took my licks, but it's well worth it. I saw the opportunity and I saw a chance to score, and I took it. It was just a great, great pass. That's how our season has been going all year. It's all about heart and being relentless. |
It was a unique game and I just wanted to be a part of it. I had a little system going. I'd go on, cramp up, get off, get fluids, stretch out and get back out there. |