Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson
Former hockey coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 May 1955
CityWindsor, Canada
caught happy teams time
I'm happy with that. I don't know why, if it's just fluky we caught teams at the right time or what.
advantage chance draw energy good penalties period power pushed talked third
In the third period of back-to-back games, I don't know if they really had the energy to take advantage of the power play. We talked about if we pushed the pace, there's a good chance we'll draw penalties tonight.
came couple great grinder looking sharks upside
I never would have thought when I first came to the Sharks a couple years ago that Cheech was going to be a 50-goal scorer. I thought we were looking at a great third-line grinder with some upside for scoring.
distance ended goal last score shoot
I never would have thought he'd score the last goal from that distance with the goalie set. You're thinking, 'OK, just shoot it' and the goalie whiffed on it. That ended up being the difference.
calling figure gary mean penalties rocket scientist supposed
Hey, they're calling penalties as advertised. Everyone's still shocked, 'Why are they calling penalties in the playoffs?' They're supposed to because they want to work, and Gary Bettman was here so, hello! I mean it doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a sportswriter to figure that one out.
attention expect feeling instead late letting lose practice rather row slip win
I didn't expect us to win 15 in a row going down the stretch. If we're going to lose, I'd rather lose like this and have everybody's attention in practice (Friday) instead of letting one slip away late and come out of it feeling OK.
others
He's a playmaker. He makes others around him better.
according game ice manage ourselves playoffs position time
He's a horse. The more you play him, the better he gets. If we were in first place, it would be a different story, but we're not. I'll do everything I can to get ourselves in position to make the playoffs and, according to how the game goes, manage his ice time that way.
decide hold hope themselves
I hope they decide to hold themselves accountable.
basically fun ice looks missed played player sees wants works
He basically hasn't played in two years and it looks like he hasn't missed a beat. He wants the puck, sees the ice well, works hard. It's fun to see a player that young so detailed.
applying gap january playoff position
I don't want us to think by the end of January we've got to be in a playoff position or else. We've just got to keep shortening the gap and keep applying the pressure.
great shot
Great move, great shot and he made a great save.
game guy guys ignore knock minutes penalty plays power three totally tough
I don't think that's a big part of the game right now. It's about power plays and penalty kills, it's not about fighting. And it's a little different if the tough guy can play. ... I'm not going to knock some of these other guys who can play only three minutes and if you ignore them they're totally useless.
hard
I don't think he realizes what he just did, how hard that is.