Larry Vieira
Larry Vieira
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.
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.
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.
carry games hopefully last momentum week
The two games this week are very winnable. Hopefully we will have a little momentum from last week that will carry us.
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.
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.
looked nice played supposed win
I thought we played well. We started out well and played with a sense of urgency. We played like we are supposed to play and we looked like we were having fun. It was nice to get a win and play well.
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.
dug earlier expect games hockey hole last minded ourselves
The last two games (Cheshire and Milford) are the way I expect Branford hockey to play every game. I wouldn't have minded a game like this (Amity) if we hadn't dug ourselves in such a big hole earlier in the year.
almost best effort extremely game heart high played proud satisfied school team
It was the best game we've played all year. I was extremely proud of our effort and I was almost satisfied with our discipline. We played like what a Branford High School team should play like. We showed a lot of heart and desire.
game hot run
Sometimes you run into a hot goalie in hockey. That is just the way this game works.
bad call definitely favor games goal gods helped hockey kids late seven short
I feel bad for these kids right now. We have come up short in one or two goal games seven times this year. That has been the story of our season. The hockey gods definitely haven't helped us out this year...no bounces or call in our favor late in games.
confident continue cut five games needed wins work
It was a heart-breaking loss. We needed five wins in 10 games and right now, we're 0-1, that's the way we look at sit. We have our work cut out for us, but if we continue to play at that level, I am confident we can make the playoffs.
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.