I wasn't nervous. It was no big deal because we bring three of everything for situations just like this. How bad would that have been if he wouldn't have been able to play?
We didn't want to play on our heels. We wanted to play on our toes. At the end of the day we won the game and are going to state.
We were just trying to ride out the penalty kill and not give Rapids any momentum. We didn't expect the shorty, but it was huge.
This was a tough one to swallow. We weren't satisfied just to get here, but it's an accomplishment to get down here. I'm satisfied with how we played. We deserved better.
They have the pressure on them being the No. 1 team. All we're worried about is our guys and playing our game.
That just goes to show what kind of kid Travis is. He'll do anything he can to help the team and not say a word.
The main thing I was happy about was that we had a nice distribution of scoring on our goals. You don't want to have to rely on just one line, and we seem to have nice balance on all our lines.
Alex is definitely not a practice player. He's a total gamer. Once a game starts, he's ready. He's cool as a cucumber. In my opinion, he was the difference in the sectional final.
These kids know what is at stake, and I think we were a little nervous. They're good. I think Everest has made one of the biggest climbs during the season. A couple bounces of the puck and we could've been down after the first period.
I can't speak for the kids, but probably every one of them, if given a choice between being on the first team or Player of the Year or going 16-0 in the Valley for the first time would pick going unbeaten.