We look for kids who have played junior hockey, and the time commitment has become enormous. They know they aren't going to go pro, but they want to go to school and want to play hockey, but not put as much time in.
I think we're just trying to make them think way too much. We're trying to cram offensively, defensively, in the neutral zone, all these different things and the guys are just thinking 'Man, I don't want to make a mistake'.
For us to get a player of the year is like Tubby (Smith) getting a McDonald's All-American. It just doesn't happen that often.
We just kept telling the guys that if no one shoots the puck, it's not gonna go in. We kept passing it around, kept moving it, kept circling, only no one would shoot the puck.
John is the fastest player on the team. He has exceptional hands and will put a body on anybody.
The first period and a half, we looked like we never put skates on before. The next period and a half, we just turned it on. From here on, we need to figure out how to settle down the first period and a half and play good hockey so we can play three good periods.
