Chris Cichocki
Chris Cichocki
Christopher J. Cichocki is an American retired ice hockey right winger. He played for both Detroit and New Jersey at the NHL level, but is mostly known for his high scoring in the American Hockey League. He is a former Head Coach of the Stockton Thunder in the ECHL. He currently serves as a professional scout for the Edmonton Oilers...
coach score tough trip win
Any coach will tell you that, typically, it's tough to come off a long trip and win that first game. It was really important to score at the end of the first period.
embraced mark team week
We set the 20-win mark a week or so ago, and we can still make it if we play well down the stretch. The team has embraced the idea.
added area brings complement dimension fill grit helps jeff man short skated team
We've skated a man short in our lineup lately, and Jeff helps us fill that void. He brings an added dimension of grit that will complement our team in the area of toughness.
happiness happy stay
That's up to Phoenix, but we're happy to have him here. Heck, he can stay as long as he likes.
chance close coach few games good great playing three tough turn weekend weeks win
That's tough to take, because as a coach I know that we had a great chance to win three games this weekend but couldn't do it. Obviously, we're playing better than we were a few weeks ago, and that's good to see. Now we have to find a way to turn some of these close games into wins.
dave entire hope jeff knows plan situation skated team
We couldn't find anyone, and the team knows Dave from the times he's skated with us. You hope in this situation that Dave doesn't have to play, and the plan is to have Jeff play the entire weekend.
enjoy fans knew seemed
I knew they would go at it right away, and the fans seemed to enjoy it.
fast happen help
He's strong, and he's a fast skater, and he's really going to help us on offense. He can make things happen around the goal.
brings dean hopefully ice player presence
Hopefully he can go, but we'll have to see. Dean is an important player for us. He brings a presence to the ice and he's our leader.
needs
It's an NHL shot. It's that good. He just needs to keep working on it.
loss played tough
It's a tough loss to take, but we had our chances. We played well most of the way.
game skated
It's frustrating because we really skated with them. We had our opportunities to put this game away.
crowd good great
It was a great win, and the crowd was wonderful. It was a good night.
along determined effort period saves second timely
That second period was the whole game. We had a real determined effort in that second period. That's the game, along with some timely saves by Jake (Moreland).