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...
far gone hoping maybe ourselves reading second six thinking weeks
Six weeks ago, realistically we were hoping for second thinking Reading was maybe too far gone for first. But we chipped away at it and clawed ourselves back and here we are.
huge rest
This is huge because it allows us to rest.
beat games goes hockey hope team three weary
I just hope they beat each other up. I hope it goes three games and we have a weary hockey team to play.
game
It's another big game for us. Actually, most of them are now.
control emotions far talk team
They need to talk about how far this team can go if we can control our emotions and talk about what is on the line.
asked stood time took until
I was a goalie for a long time and I stood in there and took my lumps until I was asked to get out of the net.
caused course luck net par players stick sure whether
It went right through the net. The ref said that the net bulged but he wasn't sure whether it was a stick that caused it or not. Their goaltender told our players it went right through the net. That's par for the course the way our luck has been going.
course par
It's par for the course with these two teams.
excited guys obviously player sure
I'm sure the guys will be very excited to see him. Obviously he is a big player and a big part of this team.
frustrated players
The players were getting frustrated and I told them to try to go with the flow.
great line playing step
We've been playing great as a team. Everyone has contributed. If one line wasn't playing well another one would step up and be the hero.
bring needed strength
We needed to bring in size, strength and talent.
emotions expect game harder hurt overcome periods reality setbacks start strong team trek upbeat win
We've made this trek a little harder on us. But you can't expect to win every game and it may not hurt to get back to reality a little bit. We've overcome setbacks before and I'm upbeat about how our team will rebound. We have to have a strong game from start to finish. We can't take periods off and we'll have to keep our emotions in check.
boosts energy games good guys help mix older three works
We've got a good mix of young and old. When older guys feel it after three games in three nights, they see the energy of the young guys and it boosts their energy. It works the other way, too. The older guys help the young guys work through things.