Dave Tippett
Dave Tippett
David G. "Dave" Tippettis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He is the sixth head coach of the Coyotes and the 21st coach in the Phoenix Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets franchise...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 August 1961
CityMoosomin, Canada
advantage against came game mental plan pushing soft team
We're going against a team where the whole game plan going in was to take advantage of our turnovers and soft mental play. We were pushing to take that mental play out of the equation, but there were too many times it came into it.
playoffs pushing ways win
One of the ways to make playoffs is to win your division. That was something we set out to do right from the start. We've got to keep pushing in that direction.
bonding either greatest helps maximum mix performance process strengths wins
One of the greatest strengths we have is we are a team. That doesn't get you wins either but it helps the process of bonding together. You mix that with maximum performance and a lot of effort, and you can be dangerous.
cares credit good number numbers wins
He's had a very good year. The number he cares most about is wins. The other numbers are inconsequential. That's a credit to him; 38 wins is a lot of wins.
excelled good guys jump knew roles
There were a lot of guys that we put into roles where we knew they had to jump in and do a good job. They've excelled in all of them.
captain great hungry job prove team
He has done a great job as captain of our team this year. I think they are all hungry to prove they can get the job done.
period score third timing
His timing was perfect. Going into the third period with the lead, you should win. Especially when you score right at the buzzer. It's really deflating.
crafty goes ice keen picks reads
He's a crafty, keen player. Crafty in the way he goes about it on the ice and keen on the way he picks up things and reads plays.
bail challenged decided happen instead players rest
Instead we challenged him and decided to see what would happen and we challenged the rest of the players to bail him out.
goals gone gotten timely
I think we've gotten some timely goals and pucks have gone in for us. We've capitalized on our chances.
pluck points spot tough
This is the end of a real tough spot in our schedule. We managed to pluck a lot of points from this part of the schedule.
impact quiet smart though
He's a very smart player. He has an impact on the game, even though it's a quiet impact.
ate built himself knows loves media pressure talk
He not only understands the pressure of the game, but he has built pressure on himself with this thing and he completely understands it. Yesterday, all they wanted to talk about in the media was his shootout success, and he just ate it up. He knows it's there, and he loves it.
points sit valuable
If you look at the 11 points we have in shootouts, the way the standings sit right now, that's a big swing. They're valuable points. I don't think you can ever underestimate them.