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...
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.
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.
beat club dave excited five good guys hard hockey kids seen seven step talked victory worked
We talked about it all week. Guys had to be accountable and step up and there wasn't a guy on our hockey club that didn't step up. I'm excited for the kids because they worked hard for that victory. Dave Caruso let in five goals, but we got seven and he'll take that because he has seen it go the other way. I'm excited for the kids because they worked hard for that victory and we beat a good hockey club.
both matched missing
These were two evenly matched teams, both missing a player. So it probably evened out.
beating playing question situation sure works
And with Anchorage beating them, I'm sure they have some question marks. We know through playing in a very competitive situation what works for us and what doesn't.
almost bury focusing high man match past rink seventh tempo
Right now we're focusing on us. I think we know from the past that they come at you with pressure. It's high tempo and it's an intimidating rink to play in. It's almost like the seventh man on the ice, their crowd, and they match that with their skill. They will try to bury you right away.
certainly finally goal kept lucky michigan period power quite state
Quite frankly, we were lucky to get out of that period down just 2-1. We finally got a power-play goal that really kept us in it, but Michigan State certainly had the opportunities.
knock net shift smart time
Every time he would shift over in the first period, he would knock the net off the moorings. He was pretty smart if he was doing it on purpose.
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.
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.
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.
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.