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...
game
It's another big game for us. Actually, most of them are now.
couple games guys running skin taking words
I've got nothing. I'm out of words right now. In 75 games we did not do this. They just have a couple guys that get under our skin and we were running around taking penalties. It's frustrating.
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.
factors
They're all now important factors on this team.
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.
kid line speed tenacity
The Kid Line has speed and tenacity all over the ice.
asked needed ourselves played scared sunday
We played a little scared and I don't know why. We asked ourselves Sunday what we needed to do differently and we still don't know.
advantage banner building hang home ice secure
To hang another banner in this building would be nice. But, more importantly, we can secure home ice advantage through at least the first two rounds.
against chance gave good handful hard saves shots stopped three
He was solid. When you only have three shots against you in one period, it can be hard on you mentally. I thought he gave us a chance to win. He stopped everything he should have stopped and he made a handful of good saves to keep us in the game.
games grown matured nice reward team
Huge. This is a relief. This is excitement. It's just a culmination of 72 games that this team has just grown and matured so much. What a nice reward we got tonight.
care fate hold keeping looking weekend
We were looking at this weekend as keeping pace, more so than making hay. We have to take care of our own business. We hold our fate in our hands.