Dave Hakstol
Dave Hakstol
Dave Hakstolis the head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. A native of Warburg, Alberta, Canada, Hakstol was head coach of the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team for 11 seasons. Hakstol played for the Fighting Sioux from 1989 to 1992 and in the International Hockey League for five years before becoming a coach...
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All the way through, our forward units did a good job and worked extremely hard down low. Michigan Tech is tough to play against. It was an awfully tight hockey game going into the third period. But the guys continued to do the little things and eventually they were rewarded for it.
college great hockey level played regional tournament weekend
The level of hockey that is going to be played this weekend will be tremendous. It's a great regional hockey tournament for college hockey fans.
ease open
We open up with Manitoba and then do not ease into our schedule.
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If you asked Jordan, he'd tell you that he just did his job. They came strong the last four or five minutes. As he's done throughout the season, Jordan was there for us.
awful score start
It was awful important to score that first power-play goal. That's the start we wanted to have.
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We saw some good chemistry with our forward unit. All the goals we scored came after two or three passes.
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There's been no change in philosophy as far as the way we approach the game or as far as what we're trying to teach or the attitude that our team is going to try to play with.
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We wanted an opportunity to come back to the rink (today) and prepare for another game. That's what our focus was tonight. We had a real tough task against a real good Michigan team. We had leads of two, three and even four goals, but against that team and the weapons that they have, you really never feel comfortable.
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I thought there was a drastic difference from the way we played the last 30 minutes and the way we played the first 30. We didn't come out and play well in the first half. Now, our backs are against the wall.
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Lee is a guy who has a lot of experience playing up front and back on defense. I really like the experience level he brings. I think the potential for him to bring a solid, physical presence is a real positive thing.
against backs battle fortunate moves tomorrow tonight winner
Our backs are against the wall. All we did tonight was even things up. Tomorrow night, the winner moves on. It was a battle tonight, a war. We were fortunate to come out on the right end of it.
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I think it's important to be playing well at this time of year. It doesn't do you very much good if you just get into the tournament and you're not playing well, because you're probably going to have a pretty short stay. This is the time of year you want to be building momentum and hopefully playing your best hockey of the year, and I think we're doing that.
country leaders offensive throughout
They should be offensive leaders for us and throughout the country.
best career drew minutes played
I thought Drew Stafford played some of the best minutes he's played in his career here this weekend.