Dave Hakstol
Dave Hakstol
Dave Hakstolis the head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. A native of Warburg, Alberta, Canada, Hakstol was head coach of the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team for 11 seasons. Hakstol played for the Fighting Sioux from 1989 to 1992 and in the International Hockey League for five years before becoming a coach...
adapt available happened injuries obviously overcome rest saturday time whether
I won't say anything about what happened to him (Stafford). Obviously he wasn't available for the rest of the game. We've got to adapt and overcome injuries this time of the year. They're part of the game. Whether or not he's available for Saturday night, we just adapt to that and overcome it.
closing excellent happy job kept pushing team
I was very happy with the way our team kept pushing and kept pressing all the way through 60 minutes. I thought our team did an excellent job of closing out the game.
awful coming continued dynamic extremely force guy jonathan results starting stuck work
I think he stuck with it and has continued to work extremely hard, and now we're starting to see some of the results for Jonathan coming on the ice. He's a guy that does an awful lot for us. ... He's really starting to come on and be a dynamic force for us offensively.
critical period saves tough
I thought he had some tough saves to make in the first period. Those were critical to get us through that first period when we didn't really play all that well and we weren't sharp. He was sharp.
certainly fought happy hard opportunity
We fought real hard to get this opportunity, but we're certainly not happy just getting there.
ability awful character locker mind next room sticks turn unfinished
Those are things we'll turn to next week. We've got an awful lot of ability, an awful lot of character in our locker room that will be returning. And the one thing that sticks out in my mind is we have some unfinished business.
dynamic force
He's a dynamic force for us right now offensively.
ability afraid experience guys half learning mental next
One thing I really like about these guys is that they're not afraid to play. If they make a mistake, they're not afraid to go out there the next shift. The first half (of the season) as a freshman, there is a pretty big learning curve. The only way to go through it is to experience it, if you have the mental ability and toughness.
dressing friday intensity knew match needed night room
No. 1, we knew we didn't come out of the dressing room Friday night the way we needed to. We didn't match Mankato's intensity Friday. I thought we did that tonight.
bring experience front guy lee level physical playing positive potential presence
Lee is a guy who has a lot of experience playing up front and back on defense. I really like the experience level he brings. I think the potential for him to bring a solid, physical presence is a real positive thing.
badly bounce deep fact figure game guys home last leave minutes plain puck themselves within
The plain fact is that some guys really have to look deep within themselves and figure out how badly they want to play. You can't come out and play rope-a-dope for two periods. On our home ice, you don't want to leave a game to a bounce of the puck in the last 20 minutes and we did. And this is what you get, a 1-0 loss.
far game good hopefully improve ncaa opportunity overall peaked position team tournament
I feel pretty good about our position as far as the NCAA tournament goes. But every game is an opportunity to improve your position. Every game is an opportunity to improve your overall team play. Hopefully we haven't peaked yet.
bit carry extra gave goal locker momentum playing relaxed
When we went down 2-0, I actually thought we were playing pretty good. The first goal we scored was important. It relaxed us a bit and gave us a little extra confidence. Then we scored at the end of the first and we were able to carry that momentum with us into the locker room.
confidence front guys playing stability
Those two guys we have in back will have a lot of stability for us. They can give a lot of confidence to the guys playing in front of them.