Chris Givens Quotations

If we do our job, we won't have to worry about the what ifs.

I give my guys credit. They cranked it up. They kept good pressure on in the offensive zone, in the neutral zone and in the final seconds behind the net (when Haslett was threatening). That was huge.

He was definitely one of the best players in the state. For kids up north, this doesn't happen often.

Going undefeated in this league is something. It's not easy to do. There were a number of tough games in there.

Haslett's a very good team. They'll have the home ice, the home crowd Tuesday. It's certainly going to be a challenge. But when you get to this point all games are a challenge.

That says a lot. In any sport, there's always good teams that don't handle (success) well. They get cocky or whatever. We've had a great year and we've won a lot, but I'm proud of how they have handled it. It's a pretty unique group.

This says that there's going to be a very bright future. We've got to bite our tongues in this one, but next year we'll be back and we'll be thirsty for more.

We watched them play the first game and they're real big and real fast. This will be a big test, for sure.

We were doing a good job killing that penalty. We had it (puck) at the blue line, but we couldn't chip it out. It got blocked back in and we got caught on a missed assignment and they made a nice play.

We've had people look at us funny when they see us together somewhere. They think that's odd for some reason.

We've probably played better on the road than at home.

It was a little strange to pull up and see him driving the bus (on Tuesday). We told him we need him to drive again.

You never know what's going to happen in that situation; if they're going to pack it up and quit. It was good to see that they answered the call today and came back.

They play a style that's quite a bit different from other teams we've played. A lot of the game was playing in the neutral zone. They don't give you good looks and they clog up the middle.

It was a really good game. Both teams had opportunities. Both teams had shots that hit the post. And both goalies made some big saves.

It's kind of new ground. To know there are so many teams no longer playing, that's an accomplishment.

It's frustrating, but we saw the Trenton game and we knew they had a great goaltender and knew we were going to have to throw a lot of shots at him. We felt good that we were getting opportunities. We felt 5-on-5 a lot of the time we were controlling the play.

The two teams combined, the record is blown away. To both do it in the same year is amazing. People talked about that after the split, that it would never get back to that way.

I'm very, very happy for these guys. They've worked so hard. And now to get that payoff and make it to the Final Four is an incredible feeling.

The last two years in a row we had to go down to Muskegon and Mona Shores knocked us out in the first round. It was nice to be able to stay home, for one, and then to turn the tables on them.