Brian Durocher
Brian Durocher
Brian Durocher is an American ice hockey coach. He has spent almost 40 years as a coach after a collegiate playing career that saw him win the 1978 National Championahip and has been the head coach of Boston University's women's team since 2004. Durocher spent most of the intervening period as an assistant for several schools, including two separate stints at BU, but served as the interim head coach at Colgate when Terry Slater died during the 1991–92 season...
anyone commitment motivate positive remain single
They have to motivate themselves. I will remain very positive about their commitment to the team. I am not going to single anyone out.
both create fair given perfect schedule tried
It's fair for both teams. You take what's given to you in the schedule, if you tried to create a perfect schedule - well you probably could never do that.
constant hockey kids pride revenge summer together win
It's not so much revenge as it is a constant pride to do as well as you can. A lot of these kids will play together this summer in different hockey venues, so it's a reclaiming of self-pride to get out there and win games.
both came flat good offensive played teams
For a low-scoring game, both teams had a lot of offensive opportunities. We came out flat which was kind of disappointing, but then we played two very good periods.
advantage capitalize early found took
They took advantage of early opportunities and did not give us any opportunities. They found a way to capitalize early and we didn't.
beat carry extra game helped last losing motivation played solid team time top
They had a little extra motivation to beat us after losing to us the last time out. It helped carry them. All in all, a top team played a solid game and got the better of us.
game good organized played structured
They are a well-established team. We are not at their level, but I thought we played an organized and structured game with good energy.
ability against boston considered due game miss par people schedule team teams tough
They are a team that is on par ability-wise with Boston College. People miss them due to their tough schedule so far. This will be considered a big game against one of the upper echelon teams in our league.
good low pass picked shot took
There wasn't much to it. They picked off a pass and then took a good low shot that was tipped in.
couple handle mistakes period second situations
There were a couple of situations in the second period when we didn't handle Northeastern well defensively, and they capitalized on it. There were some mistakes we could have corrected.
experience hard juniors team void
This is a young team and we need a little more experience before we can think about outscoring New Hampshire. With a void of juniors and seniors, it is hard to get experience out there.
best bit credit defense reasons
Our defense was a little bit of a problem, but it is a credit to them. UNH is quick, and that is one of the reasons why they are the best in the nation.
fall forget freshmen jack older parker people reliance strong tired
People forget that we are predominantly an all-freshman team. When Jack Parker or Dennis Wolff's freshmen get tired they can fall back on their older players. I don't have a strong reliance on upperclassmen.
belief game level loose moving people shows
The most important thing is our belief that we can play a level game with this team. I want to see people moving around on the ice. It shows that you are loose and confident.