Mark French
Mark French
Mark Frenchis a retired Australian sprint cyclist. He started cycling competitively relatively late at the age of 15, in 1999...
bit gained given goal guys knew momentum point sure turning
I called a time-out because I thought it could be a big turning point of the game. We had already given up a goal when we were dead, now if we give up a goal 5 on 3, that could be all she wrote. I wanted to make sure we knew what we were doing. And the guys competed hard, and we gained a little bit of momentum from (killing) that.
advantage canada coached coast east huge juniors louder major number teams
I've never coached in a louder building, and I've been in a number in major juniors in Canada and in the East Coast League. The Coliseum is an uncomfortable place for other teams to play, and that's a huge advantage for us.
asking guys sacrifice
That's the kind of sacrifice that I've been asking our guys to make.
glad seeing west
I'm glad we're not going to be seeing (UCD) in the Big West tournament.
large people prey somebody
These people are out at large and they could prey on somebody else.
dominated game large portion
I think they really dominated a large portion of this game with their speed.
adversity given proud youth
We overscheduled ourselves, given the youth of our team. I've been proud of our women. They've responded well to adversity. I think we're going in the right direction.
canada close holy kid
To know it was that close to you, it was a little awe-inspiring, especially for a kid from Canada. It's kind of the Holy Grail.
aspects certainly found game gave good jason leadership mark puts struggled team
We certainly struggled in a lot of aspects of the game tonight, that's not the way you want to go into the playoffs. But we still found a way to win, and that's the mark of a good team. When you have leadership like Jason can present, he puts the team on his back and gave us the win.
chances puck result second seemed shot wall
We shot the puck more than we usually do, and we got a lot of second chances. Usually, those second chances result in goals. But it seemed like there was a wall up tonight.
caused guys injuries mental number physical sit speaks
You can't do what he's done and not play through a number of injuries that would have caused a lot of other guys to sit out. It speaks to his physical and mental toughness.
came energy
We came out with a lot of energy.
attitudes change fun kids
We're going to change attitudes and behaviors. We want kids to have fun and know that it's important to buckle up.
needed nice quality scoring
When he needed to be, he was very good. They had some quality scoring opportunities early, and he made some real nice stops.