Mike Hastings
Mike Hastings
chance coach far left mental physical second send thank
If I could do one thing, I'd send him a thank you for making me a better coach. There isn't anything left to chance for him as far as preparation. His physical and mental preparation are second to none.
games reason series takes three win
There's a reason a best-of-five series takes three to win. We can't win three games (tonight).
blessings count either game gave great hard hockey period playing teams third
We made a play in the third period that gave us the win. Tonight, it was two great hockey teams playing as hard as they can. We got a break. Otherwise, the game could have went either way. We'll count our blessings and get on the bus.
played
We played well. We played for 60 minutes.
needed stop
Waterloo has had our number. We needed to make a stop and we did.
action extending gave played point second turning
We were controlling the action, but not extending the lead. We played real well the first 40 minutes. The turning point may have been when we gave up the second goal.