Tim Whitehead
Tim Whitehead
bounce fought good knew michigan sitting state sudden tough wishing
We knew it was going to be a tough game. Michigan State was not going to go down easily. They fought back. They're down one goal. A bounce one way and all of a sudden it's in the net, and we could be sitting here wishing Michigan State good luck.
challenge four good gotten last past played row
We have been getting good starts. The last four in a row we've played a good first, so I think we have gotten past that for the most part. I think the challenge for us is to play consistently for 60 minutes.
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This was a long season for the type of game we had to play. I thought we looked a bit tired for stretches of that game. We came up against a team that works as well. Unfortunately we weren't able to build a lead.
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We're excited to be in the tournament and really excited to be in the east. We tried to be as patient as we could for 30-something hours and we had a good feeling we'd be in once St. Cloud lost to North Dakota.
challenge difficult tomorrow
Tomorrow is going to be a very difficult challenge for us. We'll be ready.
ben careful freshman great
We want to be careful we don't overreact to one game. Ben has had a great freshman season.
advantage against game neutral respect thinking understand
We respect the advantage it will be for them. We're not going in thinking it's just another game at a neutral site. We know we're up against it here. And we have a respect for the challenge. But we understand it can be done. We've done it.
again bit boring happened knowing neat scenario sudden tournament turns
If it had happened again this year, I think it would have been a negative. For that one year, it was a neat story. Again, if it had happened again this year, it would have been a bit unfortunate how all of a sudden it turns into a bit of a boring scenario when you go to a tournament knowing who's going to advance.
competitor handled key moments proud situation spot stops tough
He was great. He's such a tough competitor and he's in such a tough spot as a freshmen. He hasn't been in this situation before and I thought he handled it great. He made some big stops at key moments and I was very proud of him.
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He is a fierce competitor. He loves to compete. When it comes to hockey he wants to win and his team to do well. He is really passionate about playing the game.
among best body both enable great keeping loose might opponents player possession power puck seconds shifting strong sustain using winning
He might have been the best player among both teams. He is so strong on the puck. He's great at keeping possession of it. He'll fend off opponents by using his body and shifting his weight. He'll enable us to sustain a power play another 20 seconds by winning a loose puck and controlling it.
beat guys
We've got to keep it simple. When we do, we're very effective. We can't try to beat guys one-on-one.
add average front last league offensive production protect reach reasons seventh size three year
What we wanted to do with our defensemen recruits was add some size and reach to protect the front of our net. And we also wanted to add some offensive punch. All three defensemen are offensive-minded. One of the reasons we were average offensively last year was because we were seventh in the league in offensive production from our defensemen.
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He's a great success story, I am really excited for him for not just his hockey but his life. He's just a great person; without question one of the best kids we have had come through here. Michel is a Black Bear through and through.