All the practices were very intense, very upbeat. The first couple nights it looked like somebody had shot them with a gun. They were laying on the ice, throwing up and everything. It took us three or four weeks to get by that and you can see the results. It's a different team. |
He obviously was the offensive leader of the team. He had a lot of speed and he was strong in the middle. He was one of the better two-way players around. |
He was a very sound defensive type of individual. We would play a pinch defensively and he picked up on it real good. |
I told the boys in there that I can't get much more out of them. They have every right to be proud. |
It was a big turnaround from last year. They worked hard. I went to the coaches meeting recently and I sat next to (Brandon coach) Tim (Stone). I said 'I hope we can give you a game' and he said 'Don't feed me that, I just don't want to get in a skating match with you guys.' They said at the meeting when you play Linden you better lace up your skates, because you are going to skate hard for 45 minutes. |
It was an absolute pleasure watching him play. He has a tremendous future ahead of him. He is a very sound player both ways. His skills are probably better of any boys in the area. |