Dave Tippett
Dave Tippett
David G. "Dave" Tippettis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He is the sixth head coach of the Coyotes and the 21st coach in the Phoenix Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets franchise...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 August 1961
CityMoosomin, Canada
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That was one of those the players really grasped. We need some more like that from him, and our team will rally around that.
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That was a pretty solid game on our part. The last three games, we've put a lot of building blocks in place. We've just got to keep building on it.
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That was a new move we saw today. He brought that one out of the closet.
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He can be a horse. He's so big and so strong. When he gets a head of steam, he's hard to defend. He's using all the tools he has.
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He played a solid game. There were some chances that were a lot harder than I think they looked.
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He puts the work in. It's funny how smart players find a way to get smarter. That's what he does.
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He's one of our young guys who has the ability to score and put points on the board. There's always a transition coming over here, but we'll see how he adjusts as the level goes up through the exhibition games.
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The focus for our team is doing things right. We talked about habits ... That's not turning the puck over, that's not taking bad penalties, that's not giving outnumbered rushes. Those are habits you have to have in place going into the playoffs.
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You can say simplify, but then you get into having your head down and giving it away. What you have to do is recognize the situation when you have to move it.
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The greatest thing is the players' spirits are unbelievable. You can tell they're anxious to get back. They missed the game, they love the game. That makes it great for a coach when you have that enthusiasm on the ice.
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You watch that team, and he's a dynamic player. He's great one-on-one. The thing that jumps out is how hard he works to score goals.
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You've got 60 minutes to win the game. It just happens we've used the last 20 a lot of times.
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The goal is to win the game and you have 60 minutes. It just so happened that we used the last 20 to do that. It would be easier on the coaches' hair color if we led a little more.
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The goal is to extend our lead. We've played well enough to do that. It's an indication that the team is coming around and playing the kind of hockey we need to play going down the stretch and into the playoffs.