Brian Durocher
Brian Durocher
Brian Durocher is an American ice hockey coach. He has spent almost 40 years as a coach after a collegiate playing career that saw him win the 1978 National Championahip and has been the head coach of Boston University's women's team since 2004. Durocher spent most of the intervening period as an assistant for several schools, including two separate stints at BU, but served as the interim head coach at Colgate when Terry Slater died during the 1991–92 season...
anyone definitely lose obviously season series
They're obviously not anyone we take lightly. They are definitely going to have some motivation. They obviously don't want to lose the season series to us, a first-year team.
goal meant period power third
The third goal in the first period was big for them. We could have made it 2-1 on the power play, but it wasn't meant to be.
game given knowing left organized positive
It was a very positive game. We were much more organized in this game and left Northeastern knowing that they were given a challenge.
anyone commitment motivate positive remain single
They have to motivate themselves. I will remain very positive about their commitment to the team. I am not going to single anyone out.
ability against boston considered due game miss par people schedule team teams tough
They are a team that is on par ability-wise with Boston College. People miss them due to their tough schedule so far. This will be considered a big game against one of the upper echelon teams in our league.
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All I ever saw Sarah Russell play was forward. I asked her two days before the season started, 'What are your thoughts about playing defense?' and she said, 'Oh I love it, I've played it all my life.' But she has wonderful stick skills and an innate confidence as a competitor, and she was clearly one of our top defensemen all year.
across defense entire middle rink stretch work
We need to try not to stretch the defense across the entire rink. We have to work from the middle of the rink out.
coming fast game locker loose nervous played
We could have played with more confidence. We were a little nervous coming into this game and there was a little uncertainty in our locker room. BC, meanwhile, played fast and loose hockey.
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Wright-Ward was the player of the game for them. She was one of the three stars, getting a few goals and an assist.
character game heart maine players
The players had the character, heart and resiliency to show that the game up in Maine was a fluke.
few missed offensive power quite second several sound
We missed on a few offensive opportunities in the second as well as several power play opportunities. We could have come away with it, but we weren't quite as sound as they were.
came extra game
We didn't quit. It was a dead-even game - Northeastern just came up with one extra goal.
avoid complete defensive forced games
We are not going to outscore them. We need to keep it a 2-1 game, but avoid a complete defensive mindset. There are games where we have been forced into this, though.
credit games girls light relative tunnel
We've got light at the end of the tunnel relative to the playoffs. It's a credit to the girls that they've made these two games into big games.