Walt Kyle
Walt Kyle
Walt Kyleis an American ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of the Northern Michigan Wildcats, a position he has held since June 2002...
gain home ice mission momentum needs obviously playing quality
We're playing to get our quality of play where we think it needs to be and get some momentum going into the playoffs. We'd obviously also like to gain home ice and if we can do that, then mission accomplished.
ice kid next shift team
This kid is the real deal. He's 6-4, 220, and some team is going to put him on the ice every other shift for the next 10 or 15 years.
fighting home ice ourselves series stay
It was an important series for us and we put ourselves in a big hole. We're fighting now to stay on home ice in the first round.
bottom great guys jack johnson kick played stories teams tournament untold youngest
I think Jack Johnson had a great tournament, I think (goalie) Cory Schneider had a great tournament. A lot of the guys at the bottom of our lineup played really well. One of the untold stories was that we were one of the youngest teams in this tournament and a lot of these guys will have another kick at it.
gave players
I thought he was one of the players that really gave everything he had and did everything that was asked. He is my kind of player.
eight however juniors lose seniors
When you have eight seniors and however many juniors we have (eight) you shouldn't lose composure. That's an issue.
capable focus mentally players quality top understanding
To me, the focus (this weekend) should be the players understanding mentally that we're very capable of being a quality team. But we have to find a way to get back to the top of our game.
bit contact gets gritty guy involved physically runs seen trying weakness
He is a real gritty competitor, and he's going to be a guy who is involved physically because that gets him in the game. The only weakness I've seen in him is that he over-competes. He runs around a little bit trying to make contact when he doesn't need to.
collecting home importance opponent opportunity sweep talked wins
We talked about the importance of collecting wins at home. We need to get wins right now. If you have an opportunity to sweep an opponent at home you need to do it.
knows physical provide
He can provide offense, and yet he knows when he has to be relied on to play solid, physical defense.
effort fine good happy sit
We got a lot of opportunities. I can sit here not happy we lost, but I'm fine with the way we played. If we have the same effort (tonight), we'll be in good shape.
building exciting good
The way I look at it, this is the exciting part of our schedule. We play good teams, in our own building at the end of the season.
absolutely fortunate four junior medals proud solid teams won
There have been four other (American) teams in 30 years that have won medals at the world junior championship. If we're fortunate enough to be able to do that, in my opinion, that's a solid accomplishment and I would absolutely be proud of that.
attractive format four games package playing position teams three tough win
A format of four teams playing two nights, we thought, would be a more attractive package for the public. Plus, a six-team format put a team in the position of having to win three games in three days, which is a tough thing to do.