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...
coached consistency game himself importance player prepares
I've never coached a player in 34 years who prepares like he prepares. To the detail, to the consistency, to how much he stresses the importance of getting himself into his game mode.
feels means obviously program proud rich
It means a lot. It's a proud program with a rich, rich tradition. Obviously it feels good.
goal good major
It was a good game, we had the lead. Then we got that major penalty, they got a power-play goal then they got going.
anybody complaints complaints-and-complaining dealt difficult handle hard
It's very difficult obviously, and it's hard for anybody to handle it perfect. But I have no complaints at all with how he's dealt with it.
home maybe prettier ready win
Sometimes you like to win maybe better or prettier but, whatever, we'll take the win and go home and get ready for Saturday.
difference excellent good league major philosophy referee
I'm not critical. I think that's a very good referee and an excellent crew, but I think there is a major difference in philosophy on what's called. That's a league philosophy.
beat best cry fourth line rallying stretch team
If you think back to the stretch where we got beat up so much as a team our best line was our fourth line. Kind of the rallying cry around this team was that line and how they've played.
bench camera everybody goal knew obviously percent replay
Obviously the goal was in, but the replay camera is probably the only one that you couldn't really 100 percent conclusively tell it was in. Everybody on the bench knew it was in right away.
almost ice took
On the one they did call, it took them 10-15 seconds. I almost went on the ice before I got his attention.
game jam log mindset obviously tough
It's a log jam and obviously every game is very important. The mindset is so important because every game is going to be tough to win.
game gave kids lived ounce
It was a game that lived up to the game we all thought it would be. Those kids gave every ounce they had.
jeff puck starting
I thought Jeff was really sharp, and the puck is starting to go for us.
five four game goals hang took
I thought we could have had four or five (goals) in the first but you don't. You let them hang around and then they took the game away in the second.
bottom tie
At home, you're disappointed with a tie ? bottom line.