Drew Miller
Drew Miller
Andrew Milleris an American professional ice hockey winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Miller was born in Dover, New Jersey, but grew up in East Lansing, Michigan...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 February 1984
chances played saves
Their goalie played unbelievable. He made some big saves on us, but I thought just the chances we were getting were really good.
decision finish fourth michigan opportunity three year
Three years here at Michigan State's great. I want to finish out my fourth year but if the opportunity comes and it's the right situation, then I'll have a decision to make.
best came found last night rhythm tonight
Last night was not our best game. But we came out tonight and found that rhythm and we just rolled with it.
defending finals pressure repeat win
We're defending champs, we want to repeat and the pressure is on us to get to the finals and win it again.
bad chance grabbed
It was one of those bad bounces. I thought I had a chance to get it, but someone grabbed my stick.
call good suggested swing time
Sloan had suggested it to me. I let Trey swing and thought it was the good time to call it.
counts couple foul good handle hitting key locate mess needed pitcher pitches plate position putting situation threw tired
The key to hitting is putting yourself in a good situation to compete. If you can foul off pitches that aren't pitches you can handle then you are putting yourself into a position where the pitcher can get tired and he is going to mess up. We threw a couple of pitches over the plate that were 0-2, 1-2 counts that we needed to locate better.
fun game geared importance michigan points ready
The Michigan game is always a fun game to play in. The importance is just another two points at our building. We'll be geared up and ready to go.
fourth goal guys line matters momentum step
It's guys like that that step up and get the goal that really matters to the team. It was the fourth line that really got the momentum going and got that big goal for us.
defense good line plays seemed
Every line was going, our defense were making passes, making good plays in our zone. It just seemed like everything was just flowing.
momentum ourselves position seconds
You don't want to have the momentum and give it back to them 10 seconds later. We put ourselves in position to win, but just didn't get it done.
ended incentive kept last ncaa playing round season year
They're playing well right now and they'll want to kept it going and do well for their NCAA ranking. We ended their season last year in the (first round of the) CCHA playoffs, so that will be incentive for them.
clutch good guys job plate starts takes
It starts at the plate and we just didn't compete. Our guys did a good job of doing what it takes to get on base, but we didn't come through with a big clutch hit.
beat chance game good team thin win
That was a big win for them but I don't thin that game got us to think 'oh, this team has a chance to beat us.' We already thought that they could be a good team.