Don Lucia
Don Lucia
Don Luciais the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team. He has twice led the Golden Gophers to the NCAA National Championship title, in 2002 and 2003. Under Lucia, the Golden Gophers have won four MacNaughton Cups, the Broadmoor Trophy three times, and the Big Ten regular season championship in each of that league's first three seasons. He has coached one Hobey Baker Award winner, Jordan Leopold. He is one of 10 coaches to record more than...
last lost reason three time weeks whatever
For whatever the reason the last three weeks we didn't play very well. I shouldn't say very well, but we lost the emotion. This time of the year, you need to feel emotion.
difficult game happened hard human kids last lose mental reality rink summon themselves worked
The reality of the game was what happened last night. Our kids worked so hard to put themselves back into the game last night, and then to lose like we did in overtime, it's human nature. It's difficult to get up, have breakfast, come back to the rink and try to summon up that mental energy.
guys mad pull
I was so mad at my guys I didn't even want to pull our goalie. I said that we're getting what we deserved.
backs game great phil puck quicker running seem slow speed talk
When he has the puck, he doesn't slow down. It's like in football, when they talk about 40 (yard) speed and game speed. Some great running backs seem quicker when they have the ball, and that's Phil with the puck on his stick.
division good last lower position rest schedule teams weekend
I still think they're in such good position when you look at the schedule the rest of the year. After our weekend, they play just teams that are in the lower division the rest of the way. And I still think last weekend is more of an aberration than anything else.
moved needed nice puck
I thought we moved the puck well, and Kellen was there when we needed him. We had some nice goals.
last nobody year
Last year in the regional, nobody was better than Kellen.
power
Our power play has got to get better.
blue time
He'll also get some time on the blue line.
deep feels last says time today
He says he feels better today than he did at any time last year. So we should be real deep up front.
amazingly ask average faced handled high mountain
He has faced a mountain of pressure. And he's handled that amazingly well. But if you ask him, he will tell you that he's been average this season. He has very, very high expectations.
elevates proven tournament
He has proven that at tournament time, he elevates his game.
summon tough
I wasn't surprised. It was tough to summon that energy.
best game plays regardless whoever
Whoever plays the best will advance, regardless of where the game is played.