Laura Halldorson
Laura Halldorson
Laura Halldorsonwas a coach for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. She played for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program with Patty Kazmaier. In addition, she played with Cindy Curley and Lauren Apollo on the earliest U.S. National teams...
defense focus four last minimize numbers opponents playing result scoring solid winning
We have to focus on playing solid defense to minimize scoring opportunities for our opponents because we probably aren't going to put up the numbers we put up last year. But winning by one or two is the same result as winning by four or five.
ceremony last move recognize team
We wanted to have the ceremony on the first day. We want to recognize last year's team and then move on with the new team this year.
ideally rule stick
I think ideally we would like to stick with a lineup here down the stretch. That would be the goal, but I'm not going to rule out the possibility of tweaking it if we think we need to at some point.
biggest freshmen marks playing question
That was one of our biggest question marks going into the season. Our two freshmen have been playing well all year.
looking
We've tweaked our lineup once again. We're still looking for the combinations we feel will be our long-term answer.
felt fought good happy hockey looking playing sign third
I felt like we were pretty solidly in third for most of the season, so I'm really happy that we fought our way back. To me, it's a sign that we are playing good hockey here at the end of the season, and that's what we're looking for.
create establish knew last roles team took year
This year had a very different feel. We knew that we were not the same team as last year. We are very young and it took us a while to establish roles and to create our identity.
bottom calm collected emotional found hot line
Bobbi is cool, calm and collected under pressure, but she was hot tonight. It was a very emotional game, but the bottom line was we found a way to win.
talent veteran
We had to adjust. We couldn't make the same kind of assumptions when we had that veteran talent.
awful fantastic fit knew lost players playing
We lost an awful lot of talent. We knew there would be some uncertainty about us, but it's been a fantastic season. Over time, the players have fit comfortably in their roles. We're playing very well right now and with a lot of confidence.
barn case coming front games hopefully left people pride
We should have pride in people coming to our barn in front of our fans. Hopefully that will be the case because we don't have too many games left at home.
goal might third
That third goal was really important. If we could've made it 2-1 it might have been a different game, but that goal was the dagger.
close parity throughout
That's great. There will be a lot of parity throughout our sport, which will make for a lot of close games.
against familiar focus goals great last played three time
We are very familiar with them, and they're a great team. The last time we played them, they had three power-play goals against us so I know that will be a focus for us.