Larry Vieira
Larry Vieira
blame players responsibility totally
Totally, totally unacceptable. You can't blame anyone...the players need to take responsibility for their actions. There is no explanation for that kind of play.
defense either
We really need to play defense and be disciplined and we aren't doing either of those things right now.
advantage caught deep entire fast knew mistakes speed tried zone
We got caught too deep in the zone and they have the speed to take advantage of those mistakes. We knew they were very fast and we tried to neutralize that the entire game.
beat cut deserve good next schedule state work
Our schedule is difficult. But if we can't beat good teams, we don't deserve to be in the state tournament. We have our work cut out for us over the next 10 games.
beginning flat miraculous missing moving piece puzzle slowly won
We were very flat in the beginning, but we made a miraculous comeback. We could have won that game. We are slowly moving in the right direction, the only piece of the puzzle that is missing is the discipline...we still take too many penalties.
came great momentum
We came back from 5-2 and the momentum went our way but we came up just a little short. I thought we did a great job.
alive bottom chance deserved division good hopes ready row skated third win
I give Sheehan a lot of credit. They skated hard, were disciplined and they out-skated us...especially in the third period. We had a good chance to win two in a row and keep our hopes alive for an SCC Division II championship and we didn't come ready to play. They deserved to win...that is the bottom line.
adversity character ending great period reading shown sign test true
I feel like I keep reading a new book, but the ending is the same every time. We play great in the first period and then at the first sign of adversity, we crumble. Adversity is the true test of character and we haven't shown it.
associated box east entire game great haven hitting known night penalties power ridiculous
East Haven is known to have a great power play. As a coach, it's probably the most embarrassing game I've been associated with in 23 years. We had 12 penalties and two were hitting from behind. We were in the box the entire night on ridiculous penalties.
continue difficult dig felt game good ourselves played saturday
We put ourselves in a very difficult position. Now we have to dig ourselves out. On Saturday (against Cheshire) we played a very good game and felt very good about ourselves...hopefully that will continue into this week.
continue elevated game higher level taken
McGwire has really elevated his play. He has taken his game to a higher level and we really need that if we are going to continue winning.
game hot run
Sometimes you run into a hot goalie in hockey. That is just the way this game works.
athlete box excellent exposed learning penalty playing second tonight year
This is really Joe's second year of playing goalie. He's an excellent athlete and is really learning how to do it. Tonight they exposed his weaknesses. But they exposed us because we had someone in the penalty box all night.
exactly hockey played worked
They were exactly what Branford hockey is all about. They played disciplined, worked hard, and fore-checked. We need more of that.