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...
aspects effort expect few games good last mental return team top
I expect a real good effort and a competitive effort. I expect a team that is more accountable when it comes to the mental aspects of the game. We weren't very accountable these last few games and we need to return to the top of our game.
credit games girls light relative tunnel
We've got light at the end of the tunnel relative to the playoffs. It's a credit to the girls that they've made these two games into big games.
change complex earlier finding found games goals late score scoring struggled ways
We have struggled a little with scoring goals. In earlier games this season, we found ways to score goals late in the game and we just haven't been finding ways to do that lately. One goal can really change the complex of a game.
avoid complete defensive forced games
We are not going to outscore them. We need to keep it a 2-1 game, but avoid a complete defensive mindset. There are games where we have been forced into this, though.
against excited games last pride redeem respect team
The team is excited for the last two games here. They're excited to try and redeem their pride and respect against Maine.
against battle decided games improve lost special
Games are decided on special teams. Ultimately, we lost this battle against BC, and we want to improve that against Maine.
credit exciting games heart kid locker obviously played room
It's a credit that we made games exciting into February. It's a credit to every kid in that locker room that played their heart out and played tremendous, but it obviously bodes well for the future.
character game heart maine players
The players had the character, heart and resiliency to show that the game up in Maine was a fluke.
carry collect played seem tempo
We did not play very well tonight. We were a little tentative and Quinnipiac played with a lot of tempo and a lot of pace. We didn't really carry play tonight. A lot is gauged by how well we collect passes, and we didn't seem to collect pucks tonight.
game thorough worst
This was probably our worst game of the year. We didn't play a thorough game and it showed.
chance effort either wonderful
A to Z it was a wonderful effort by her. I don't think she had any chance on either goal.
defensive game good hoping
We need to have a good defensive effort. I am hoping that we can keep it a real competitive game and play well defensively.
few missed offensive power quite second several sound
We missed on a few offensive opportunities in the second as well as several power play opportunities. We could have come away with it, but we weren't quite as sound as they were.
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We should be better prepared this time around. We've got 21 freshmen that have played two-thirds of a Division I hockey season. They're more accustomed with the pace of the game and the ebb and flow of the game.