Brian Kilrea
Brian Kilrea
Brian Blair "Killer" Kilreais a retired ice hockey head coach, general manager, and player. He is most notable for his 35-year association with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League. Kilrea is an esteemed member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders' category...
behind couple gets hope injuries kid leader looks played scenes tough
I hope someone looks at him, ... He's a leader behind the scenes and on the ice. He's a tough kid who played through a couple of injuries this year. I hope he gets a look.
It's something we knew, it was just a formality.
bit everybody feels
It's important for us because when you win, everybody feels a little bit better.
kid tom
Tom Dempsey (the team's goalie coach) thought that the kid battled really well,
activity draft
There could be more activity for him after the draft than through it.
gave
We gave it away, that made it 3-1, and we sagged after that.
hurt kidding
Is it going to hurt? You're not kidding it's going to hurt.
easier last saved
It would have saved us that last 50 seconds. It's a lot easier on coaches.
We won, we survived, and now it's a best-of three.
healthy looking somebody
It's not healthy to keep three, ... Somebody is always looking over his shoulder.
carry extremely half last rink second whether
They're always a hardworking team, whether it's in their rink or our rink, ... They did extremely well in the second half last year, and I think that's going to carry over into this year.
burn david games himself hoping
We've always said that the back-up has to play at least 15 games, for himself and for your No. 1 goalie so you don't burn him out, ... We're hoping that David will get at least 15 games for us.
chance good instead might puck rebound shoot trying
Instead of trying to be too fancy, we need to shoot the puck more, ... At least when you do that, you've got a chance for a rebound and then something good might happen.
certainly coach earned greatest head opportunity respect
I have the greatest respect for Vince and he has earned the opportunity to be a head coach which he most certainly deserves.