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...
advance expected frozen maybe others period says teams won
You can look back over a long period of time. Some of the teams that won it at UND were expected to and others maybe not so much. It says a lot about how important it is to have the right to advance to the Frozen Four.
add continue expect good guy guys jump lead league year
We're not going to expect a guy to jump into the league his first year and lead the WCHA in defenseman scoring. That's not realistic. I think our young guys are doing a good job, but they can continue to get better and continue to add more offense. We want them to do that.
expect guy hats wears
He wears a lot of different hats for us. He's a guy we expect a lot out of.
attitude connection elevate expectation game guys past themselves
Guys that have got it done in the past, they know how to elevate their game at the right time. There is a connection there. Guys have that attitude and expectation of themselves to win.
awful change expected friday morning sunday work
Things change an awful lot. From Friday morning to Sunday morning, those standings can take on a whole different look. There's nothing expected or guaranteed. You have to go out and work for what you get.
came chemistry forward goals good saw three
We saw some good chemistry with our forward unit. All the goals we scored came after two or three passes.
advantage fought good half hard second
The second half of their season, they've been as good as anybody. We fought hard to get home-ice advantage. Now we have to take advantage of it.
brings calmness certain drew good level plays
Drew is very important because he plays in all situations. He brings a certain level of calmness and good stability.
defense drew happiest leader offensive strong
Drew has to be the offensive leader for us. But what I was happiest about was how strong he was on defense and how well he killed penalties.
chip early five four home lost playing row slowly
Early in the year, we lost four or five in a row at home, and you don't get all those back at once. You just have to slowly chip away, and we feel like we're playing pretty well at home right now.
awful hockey ice remain
Erik is an awful important part to our hockey team. He's going to remain an important part. He just won't be on the ice with us.
against focus four good leads michigan opportunity prepare rink task team three tough weapons
We wanted an opportunity to come back to the rink (today) and prepare for another game. That's what our focus was tonight. We had a real tough task against a real good Michigan team. We had leads of two, three and even four goals, but against that team and the weapons that they have, you really never feel comfortable.
attribute best maybe
I've always said about Jordan, maybe his best attribute is his competitiveness.
blocking contagious
Sometimes blocking pucks doesn't feel real good. But that's something he does, and it's something that's contagious with his teammates.