Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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She's one of those show-stopper-type players. There are times in a game where she has the ability to do something like that. I'm glad she's on our team.
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The core is pretty much intact from the world championship team. We think we have players of equal or greater ability. We still have a lot of experience. Their hockey knowledge is solid because of their backgrounds.
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The calls are always tough. We had the whole fall season to kind of figure this thing out. You want to get everybody healthy when it gets down that close so they can all show you what their value is. It becomes clear, but then what enters into it is the emotional human side. That's always gut-wrenching for everyone.
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The goalie might get in the head of the players. That's credit to their (Sweden's) team spirit. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete, and Sweden did compete.
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What she did on the ice, with this as her last game, that's a great way to go out.
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When you don't score on five-on-three, as a coach you feel haunted. That gave the Swedish team another lift and they played with even more determination.
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We have had an arduous four months where we've been tested under fire and we're looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push. As Americans we all know what the objective is and this group of athletes gives us the best chance of accomplishing that goal.
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Well, you saw why she's here. She's one of those players that's scored in every sport at every level she's played at. She's always had that particular knack.
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We came to play today. ... I think we came together as a team and played well. We just want to take it one game at a time and keep moving on.
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We are a first-half team. ... Trying to hold a lead for 55 minutes is tough to do. We played hard today and so did Apple Valley.
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We're getting our starting point here and trying to put together the team in a step-by-step manner. We're developing the tactics and strategy we might employ while working on our skills on the ice and putting together what I believe will be the best 20 players.
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There are three guys - Matt Mason, Graeme Hick and myself - who have got to try to be role models to the rest.