Chapter one is completed. It's playoff time and we look forward to the challenge that comes with being a No. 1 seed. |
Considering the improvement in our schedule strength, this season was a big step forward for our program. |
Despite giving up a last-second goal, I was pleased with the Lasers' third-period play. It's easy to get tight after giving up a pair of quick goals. The boys stuck with the game plan and increased their intensity throughout the game. |
I always felt I had to prove I was worthy. Especially being a first-round (supplemental) pick and having your dad as a coach. I don't want anything ever to be just handed to me. |
I don't know if there's another sport that has the parallel like getting the first goal in a hockey game. When you can score first, you can set up and play with more confidence. That worked for us tonight. |
I thought I was going to blow my back out. |
I took bad at-bats. I was maybe trying to do too much. Definitely not a good way to go about it. |
If there's that big of a shot differential, 80 percent of that is definitely goaltending. The other 20 (percent), I attribute to our players' ability to finish. |
It's nice to see a team mix up that kind of speed with disciplined play. That is what we need to be able to compete with Minnesota. Hats off to just a fantastic team. They skate hard, are fast and skilled. |
Marquette is a very fast and disciplined hockey team and they gave us a lot of trouble. We had a solid game plan, but didn't execute it. Plus, we had 12 minor penalties and you can't survive against a team like Marquette with that many penalties. |
Power plays and penalty kills are all about momentum. In fact, that's the way the game of hockey is played. One team gets the momentum and that's it. Today, Stevens Point did a good job killing our power plays. I think we only got one or two good shots when we had them a man down. Hats off to them. They played a very solid game today. We showed some inexperience and nerves today. Our goal now is to get back here again next year and try again. We've come a long way in a short time. The kids were great all season long. |
That goal gave us some confidence, even as we struggled in the second period. |
That second goal they got us early in the second period got us out of our game plan. We've been successful all year following our game plans. But once we got down 2-0, things fell apart. |
The guy's a proven hitter his whole life. Ever since he's been playing pro ball, he's been doing damage. Get him healthy and in the lineup and we'll score some runs. |
The last two days, I don't think I got one ball -- not even a ground ball. But if our pitchers can do that all year, that would be pretty good as far as I'm concerned. |