Nick Vitucci
Nick Vitucci
Nick Vitucciis a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the head coach of the ECHL's Toledo Walleye from 2009-2014. In 2008, Vitucci was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame...
awful cards detroit dig john means might red
He means an awful lot to the Detroit Red Wings. I might dig out some old cards and get him to put his John Hancock on a few.
couple games good happy hard kept points tough
It was real big and hard earned. That was a tough couple of games that we had to play here. I am happy with my team. We kept working hard. It was a good two points for us tonight.
cause physically pressure score
They score the old fashioned way. They pressure physically and cause turnovers.
awesome cares confidence dedicated disappoint gave mac none players shot shows team
Mac has been awesome for us. He gave the whole team a shot in the arm. He instills a lot of confidence in our team. He was dedicated to come back here and it shows how much he cares about organization. None of the players want to disappoint him.
factors
They're all now important factors on this team.
dangerous hard playing playoffs teams though
They play hard even though they aren't in the playoffs because they're playing for pride. Those are dangerous teams to play.
adrenaline appreciate behind coaching fans home ice ownership staff
This is why we need home ice advantage. Our fans are so important to us. When you have 5,000 fans behind you, it's an adrenaline rush. The players, the coaching staff and the ownership all appreciate that.
confidence happy playing sound swagger
I'm really happy with our consistency. We're playing sound hockey. It's a confidence thing. We have our swagger back.
kid line speed tenacity
The Kid Line has speed and tenacity all over the ice.
best good period third
The third period has always been our best period. But I don't think it's ever been this good to us.
confidence describe drew good hockey instilled league money national outside pay playing rest team words
I don't know if I can come up with enough intelligent words to describe Drew MacIntyre. The confidence he has instilled in the rest of the team is unbelievable. If there is a goalie outside the National Hockey League that is playing as well as him, I'd pay good money to see him.
hockey played players second
That's hockey players - he played through it and didn't have a second thought about it.
knows team
I've never been around a team that everyone knows they're going to come back every time. They have that never-say-die attitude.
gave played
They wanted it more than we did. They played well, they played smart, but we gave them a lot of opportunities.