John Markell
John Markell
John Richard Markellis a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Markell played 55 games in the National Hockey League and later coached Ohio State University...
came credit expected rose
They rose to the occasion. It's what we want them to do and it's what they expected to do when they came here. It's a credit to them and to their character.
anywhere bring building confidence effort fight game guys hard home hostile michigan obviously played rink transfer
I think our guys are building their confidence right now. Obviously we played hard and very well in a hostile atmosphere, as hostile as anywhere you are going to play. Our fight now is to bring that game back to our home rink and transfer that effort to Michigan State.
behind couple game moved power provided puck won
The power play could have won us the game easily. It provided us with enough opportunities. With that 5-on-3, I don't know what more we have to do. We moved the puck well and got behind the goalie of couple of times. It just didn't go in the net.
demands follow game guys leaders team
We're not the same team we were the first game of the year. Some guys who thought they could follow now have to lead. There are different demands on them. We need 20 leaders on the ice.
energy guys halfway ran third three
I thought halfway through the third we just ran out of gas. Even our energy guys were tired. We were down to three regulars on defense.
difference hit late net puck won
From what I hear, the net was off. That was the difference in the game, that controversial goal. We had opportunities to score, we hit the post, we won draws, but the puck just didn't go in for us late in the game.
accepting built credit goals goes hear himself reassuring score scoring struggling team type
I think he's accepting of the system. You didn't hear him complaining when we weren't scoring any goals. A lot of credit goes to his character. He's built himself into that type of person, he's a team player, and that's reassuring when you're struggling to score goals up front.
both period second third tie totally
I thought it was a tie game. First period was pretty even, both sides. The second period they totally dominated. I thought we had the better of the third period.
conference fit game great looked luckily michigan move national position publicity schedule state teams ten willing
Well it looked like they really wanted to get two Big Ten teams together. Michigan couldn't fit it in the schedule and luckily Michigan State was willing to move our conference game to Thursday. To play in a game of this magnitude, the publicity you get on a national scale, it's just a great position to be in.
against bit coming highly offensive steal
Well, they are a highly offensive team. They have been a little bit up and down like we have. They've got offensive firepower and we are going to have to play as well, if not better than we did against Miami, because they'll be well-rested and they'll be coming in here to steal points.
bit carried glass second
When that glass broke, we just kind of went into a little bit of a lull. It carried on through the second period.
coach dress
Just dress the coach warm, that's all I've got to say.
fought hanging kids knew proud saw together
I saw us hanging together out there. We fought back. We knew how important it was, and I'm proud of our kids for doing that.
finally found game legs looked
We got better as the game went on. It looked like we finally found our legs and were able to put things together.