Ben Smith
Ben Smith
hope seen
I hope we don't see you again. Have you seen enough of us?
drawn franklin hoping love media national protest
I love Franklin Field; I'm hoping this protest will drawn national media coverage.
coming cut keeps missed player talk tough
That's as tough as it gets. She just missed out. Talk about resilient. I've probably had to cut her more times than any player I've been around, and she just keeps coming back.
core equal greater hockey intact knowledge players solid
The core is pretty much intact from the world championship team. We think we have players of equal or greater ability. We still have a lot of experience. Their hockey knowledge is solid because of their backgrounds.
alongside body case fill footprint left line parts players program special
In Shelley's case ... she's left parts of her body in rinks all over the world. Now it's up to the players left in the program not to fill that footprint -- those are special players -- but just to be able to line up alongside it.
offensive
As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.
becomes calls close emotional enters everybody fall figure gets healthy human season value
The calls are always tough. We had the whole fall season to kind of figure this thing out. You want to get everybody healthy when it gets down that close so they can all show you what their value is. It becomes clear, but then what enters into it is the emotional human side. That's always gut-wrenching for everyone.
ability behind early hard mount
At times we showed an ability to mount an attack. But when you get behind that early it makes it hard to come back.
athletics continues fun great pivotal player teenager
It's fun to watch. To see someone grow, not just as an athlete, from a teenager to a mom. She's a great player who continues to be a pivotal player for the team.
against crowd hockey kids liked meant nice people reactions seemed spirited team wonderful
They were nice to put a team up against us that was spirited and you could tell by the reactions that it meant as much to those kids as it does to us. Hockey is hockey. I think the people liked it. It seemed like a nice crowd and just a wonderful evening.
blocked caught defended difficult seemed uphill
They jumped on us quickly. It seemed like we were caught uphill right off the bat. They defended beautifully, blocked shots, made it difficult for us to get a foothold.
beyond graduation impact symbolic
It's a symbolic donation. We are having an impact even beyond our graduation.
arduous expected last road seen
It's been a very long, arduous road back for her. But in the last month, we've seen what we always expected from Pam.
against dogs hungry judged knew pushing role
They knew they'd be judged against hungry dogs who were pushing for spots. Sometimes, a role isn't there.