Rick Comley
Rick Comley
Rick Comleyis a former collegiate ice hockey player and former head coach at Michigan State University. He finished his 38-year coaching career with a 783-615-110record. In 2007, he became the third coach in NCAA history to win a national championship at two different schools...
fairly played playing recently strong team
We've played them fairly recently and know what they are. They're a big, strong team that is physical, and their goalie, Wylie Rogers, is playing outstanding.
recognized
We wanted to get back to being a nationally recognized program. I think we're there.
came diminish excitement knowing ncaa playing
We came in here knowing we were in the NCAA Tournament. But it doesn't diminish our excitement about playing for a championship.
came christmas contribute guys hard step worked
We came back after Christmas and the guys worked so hard to get better. It's encouraging when different guys step in and contribute each night.
areas aspect attention detail game pay practice struggled talk time work year
We pay attention to detail. Each and every aspect of the game - we talk about it, we practice it. I thought we struggled early, but it is another one of those areas we work at. It?s detail at this time of year that?s important.
against good positive ranked schedule tough worry year
The real positive thing about a tough schedule is if you end up having a good year then you've been battle-tested. You don't have to worry about how are we going to do against a nationally ranked team.
excellent game hockey last played playing tight type
This was an excellent hockey game. We played a tight game defensively and really have been playing the type of hockey we need to over the last month.
coach seconds sports tyler worried
Tyler Howells made a play that was just great. But as a coach, I was still worried with 10 seconds left.
convinced couple fighting fights-and-fighting hard legitimate level national
We've been fighting hard now for a couple of years to get back nationally to a legitimate national level of a program. I'm convinced we're there.
coming ready
We've got Notre Dame, a much-improved team, coming up, so we've got to let this one go and get ready for Friday.
coming hard improved knew shots worked wrist
We worked so hard to get here, and we improved so much. I knew coming in they were going to try to do it with wrist shots and tips. Unfortunately, they went in.
beat country ranked sixth teams third
We beat the two teams ranked third and sixth in the country.
couple fighting fights-and-fighting last months talking thinking wins
We're fighting for a first-round bye so that's the only thing we're kind of thinking about, talking about ? just as we've done over the last couple of months is just try to put wins on the board.
grown steady
We're getting steady goaltending and we've grown up as a team. We're battle-tested.