Brian Idalski
Brian Idalski
Brian Idalskiis the current head coach for the University of North Dakota women's ice hockey team...
anticipate good group knew playing pride strength
We knew they would be a strength, but I didn't anticipate them being as good as they have been. They take a lot of pride in playing well and doing things the right way. And all of them are self-motivated. As a group they keep getting better.
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.
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.
expect happy playing
We're just happy to be playing in the championship game. This was just what you would expect in a high-intensity postseason game.
decision good great lauren skates
Lauren has had a great year. Her decision making is so good and she skates so well.
fun knowing sure
That was cool. It sure made it a lot more fun knowing all those guys.
chemistry job seem
I think we're getting a little better offensively. There's better chemistry on the ice, and we seem to be doing a better job of getting to the net.
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.
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.
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.
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.
changed few focus forward games highly last looking react team
Not much has changed over the last few years. All our games have been highly competitive and I'm looking forward to another. When you play a team that many times, it comes down to focus and how you react to adversity.
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.