Dave Allison
Dave Allison
David Bryan Allisonis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Leagueduring the 1983–84 season and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators during the 1995–1996 season. He is currently the head coach of the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth14 April 1959
CountryUnited States of America
came effort finding good guys hard penalty satisfied spirited time
We had a spirited effort in the first game, then there was a penalty shot. A lot of guys get satisfied with one good effort. They came at us (Saturday) and we had a hard time finding their level.
killers goalies penalties
Your best penalty killer is your goalie.
humble winning hungry
If we remain humble and hungry, we can win.
strong weight
We want to get him some games. We want to play with some weight and he's a big, strong kid.
game good
We were in good shape. There was still a lot of game left.
When you are young, and we're young, you play to survive.
cut generating
We weren't generating anything. We have to play to win. We cut it to 3-2. We're going to go after it.
mental says
We showed a lot of mental toughness. This says a lot about the possibilities.
battle great soft third
We had a great first and third periods. We just got soft in the second. We didn't really battle the way we have to.
break needed
We needed a break and couldn't manufacture one.
ahead basically control intensity matched omaha realized run stays table taken
I think we've realized the intensity that has to be matched or taken into these games. If we run the table and Omaha still stays ahead of us, kudos to them, but basically we control a lot of our own destiny.
battle biggest game lead outcome plays time
I think any time you go into a game the most important person is your goaltender. He's going to lead you into battle - into the game. How he plays has the biggest outcome on the game.
games houston
(That was one) of the grittiest games we've played. That Houston game was an eye-opener.
few layer skates
We need a few skates to get the virgin layer off.