Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Thomas Coleis an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently an unrestricted free agent, most recently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He had two stints with the Carolina Hurricanes as well as having played for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars in his NHL career. He was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the third round, 71st overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft...
bad giving guys ice league start
The ice was terrible. The league should start giving out fines, that's how bad the ice is. Guys are going to get hurt.
credit cup game guys head mentality nice night played stanley toward win within work
It's a very nice accomplishment. But it's a credit to all the guys in this room. We played well this month. We need to work in every game and get better as we head toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. That's the mentality in this room. We think we can win every night but we have to play within the system.
dish rub
I'm going to try to rub some other guys, see if I can dish it off.
healing process speed tough
It's so tough to tell right now. We're doing everything we can to speed the process with the fracture healing and that's the most important thing right now, and we'll go from there.
again chance fellows hoping success team toughest
To be away from the success we've been having as a team and as an organization, I think right now that's the toughest part. I'm just really hoping too have the chance to play with the fellows again this year.
along brooks certainly competition country goes grateful herb opportunity peter replace respects usa
Nobody's going to replace Herb Brooks and what he did in 1980 for USA Hockey. But I think that Peter realizes this is his opportunity as a coach. He's had two opportunities as a player. He's grateful for the opportunity and he certainly respects what goes along with representing your country and just what the whole international competition is about.
care coming gave knew shot yell
He gave a yell for it, and I knew he was coming off that back corner. I wasn't going to be able to get a shot off. You've just got to get it over there, and he'll take care of it.
bit constantly continue edge gain games increase letting maybe momentum nice seems team
It just seems like we're constantly letting this team back into games when we get maybe an edge or a little bit of momentum. It would have been nice to continue to gain momentum and increase our lead, but that's the way it goes.
against best certainly effort expect league luck team
You certainly can't expect to have any luck with anything but your best effort against probably the best team in the league right now.
best season
We haven't accomplished anything yet, really. But we're right where we want to be. The best part of the season is still coming.