Brian Idalski
Brian Idalski
Brian Idalskiis the current head coach for the University of North Dakota women's ice hockey team...
confidence drive feeling good people playoff team
We have to have the confidence that if we outwork people good things will happen. This is our playoff drive and I think our young team was feeling the pressure. This was good for them.
fun knowing sure
That was cool. It sure made it a lot more fun knowing all those guys.
atmosphere experience helps hope hosting last leading week year
We hope the experience of hosting last year helps a little this year. It's a different atmosphere and a different week leading up to the game.
playoff rest win
We know that we have to go out and try to win the playoff championship. The rest of it is out of our control.
along expected group grow helped juniors people pull quickly says season seniors
I don't think a lot of people expected us to have the kind of season we've had. For this young group to grow up as quickly as they have says a lot for them as well as the seniors and juniors who have helped pull them along all season.
awards came chance choose hard individual kids
Obviously, I get to see the kids every day and see how hard they work, so I would like to see them get a little more recognition. If it came down to individual awards or a chance to keep playing, everyone would choose to keep playing.
chance league win
We have a chance to win the league and playoffs, and that's something that is special. We want to put more banners up in here.
clicking couple growth happy kids past
There has been some growth over the past couple weeks. I think the young kids get it and now things are clicking pretty well, so I'm happy about that.
deserves knew might nicole sky
We knew Nicole was naturally-gifted, but I thought it might take a little while for her to get some recognition. She deserves it and she is going to get better and better. The sky is the limit.
change changing continue late year
It's pretty late in the year to be changing your stripes. We need to continue to do the things that have worked, and we'll change the things we have not done so well.
deal figured golf great might places playing pool swimming
Derek told us how great it was there and it sounded like a better deal than the places we were at. We all figured we might as well play where we could be playing golf or at the swimming pool by noon.
special sudden talked teams turned
It's crazy, but we've talked about how the special teams all of a sudden turned the corner.
fits players starting talked teams tournament understand younger
It's starting to come together. The younger players are starting to understand the little things we've talked about being important to tournament teams and how it all fits into the big picture.
bring enjoy frank home special time tribute win
We're going to enjoy this one. Any time you can win a championship, it's special. It's even more special to bring the first one (O'Brien Cup) home that is a tribute to Frank O'Brien.