Chris Duncan
Chris Duncan
Christopher Edwin Duncanis a former Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman...
attention business deserve entire kids next nice paid people playing proved reached season state stuff took worry
The nice thing about this entire season is that the kids have just paid attention to their own business and not worry about all the other stuff that's going on. A lot of people thought we didn't deserve the No. 1 seed, but the kids proved the doubters wrong. The kids reached down and took the next step. And now we're playing in the state tournament.
dad felt handed pick prove
I always felt I had to prove I was worthy. Especially being a first-round (supplemental) pick and having your dad as a coach. I don't want anything ever to be just handed to me.
healthy hitter playing proven score since
The guy's a proven hitter his whole life. Ever since he's been playing pro ball, he's been doing damage. Get him healthy and in the lineup and we'll score some runs.
balance carrying complement game good job kids nice offense plan simple
We've got pretty good balance on offense to complement the defense. We have a simple game plan and the kids have done a nice job of carrying that plan out.
against execute fast game gave hockey minor penalties solid survive team
Marquette is a very fast and disciplined hockey team and they gave us a lot of trouble. We had a solid game plan, but didn't execute it. Plus, we had 12 minor penalties and you can't survive against a team like Marquette with that many penalties.
blow
I thought I was going to blow my back out.
ask chance couple days good until worked
Up until a couple of days ago, I didn't think I had a chance. It worked out good for me. I got a chance to play and that's all you can ask for.
forward improvement schedule season step
Considering the improvement in our schedule strength, this season was a big step forward for our program.
compete fantastic fast hats mix nice skate speed team
It's nice to see a team mix up that kind of speed with disciplined play. That is what we need to be able to compete with Minnesota. Hats off to just a fantastic team. They skate hard, are fast and skilled.
bad definitely good maybe took trying
I took bad at-bats. I was maybe trying to do too much. Definitely not a good way to go about it.
gave goal second struggled
That goal gave us some confidence, even as we struggled in the second period.
challenge excitement forward looking playing state tournament
We're looking forward to the challenge of playing at the state tournament. We have to go up there and play our game. We can't let the excitement of the state tournament get us out of our routine.
boys despite easy game giving increased intensity pair plan pleased quick stuck throughout tight
Despite giving up a last-second goal, I was pleased with the Lasers' third-period play. It's easy to get tight after giving up a pair of quick goals. The boys stuck with the game plan and increased their intensity throughout the game.
believe coaches continue experience game goal great hockey kid loss proud season state team tough
This is a tough loss right now for everyone: the players, the coaches and the fans. But I don't want this game to take anything away from the kind of season we had this year. I'm proud of every kid on this team for getting us to this point. Making it to state has put us on the hockey map. Now our goal is to continue to play at this kind of level. Believe me, we want to get back here. This was a great experience today.