Ville Nieminen
Ville Nieminen
Ville Juhani Nieminenis a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2000–01 season...
badly came energy group guys hockey second third waves
We have a group of guys who wanted to play so badly for Finland. The guys who came in the second and third waves have been the energy of our hockey club.
add energy excitement game guys named neutral scores second third wave zone
We kill the game in the neutral zone -- if we didn't do that, the scores would be the other way. Those guys who got named the second and third wave add excitement and energy to our room.
cannon front guy losing net zone
We're losing a big cannon from the point, a big guy in front of the net in our zone as well.
feeling locker special
We have a special feeling in the locker room.
everywhere excitement neutral slow space team time zone
We need to slow them down, take their time and space and their excitement away. Their team is scary, one on one, so we need to outman them everywhere and play really well in the in the neutral zone so they can't use it as a runway.
excitement slow space time
We need to slow them down, take their time and space and their excitement away.
far feet fine four looking open zone
Now the zone is four feet bigger, so you really can't go too far to the point, because that is going to open up a seam. So we were looking for that fine line.
born situation
Obviously, if you were born in Finland, you want to play Sweden. That's the ultimate. The situation can't get any better, can't get any more exciting.
born finland sweden
Obviously, if you're born in Finland you want to play Sweden and the other way around. That's the ultimate. It can't get more exciting.
situation sweden
The situation for us or Sweden can't get any better. Can't get more exciting.
born finland ultimate
The ultimate if you were born in Finland ... or in Sweden.
bad flames
I think the Calgary Flames are bad losers, let's put it that way. I think you have to be a bad loser, and we showed that again.
chance gives win
He gives us a chance to win every night.
We killed the game. We killed their excitement.