Jon Cooper
Jon Cooper
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I don't care how many games this series goes as long as we win. Everybody knew who would win the previous two years, but this series is up for grabs. Texas will have its eyes open going into this series.
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Give Texas credit for battling back. Our players are confident. They know when they're rolling that we're pretty good. The thing to remember is that you don't win a series in one game. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.
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They will need windows and walls that can't break or you can't punch holes in them.
game road win
You can say we're on a 36-day road trip. All we know now is that every game is a one-game series. We just have to win now, there's no excuses.
division target
Our division is very strong, and we've got a target on us. We used to be the hunters, and now we're the hunted.
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As soon as I heard about what happened to Zephyr, that whole battle came back to me.
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We played a solid hockey game for 60 minutes. When we are rolling we are hard to stop.
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One reason we've been so successful is that we have such a deep team. We get everybody involved and we have somebody different come through nearly every night. We've got a very well-rounded team.
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Fairbanks just lost two overtime games to Texas. Fairbanks is always good. They're an extremely hard working team and they've got two outstanding goaltenders.
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(The Blues) penalty killers did a great job. There's a little disappointment on our end.
falls games last nine since team tough
It's going to be tough from here on out. Every team we play has something to play for, and Wichita Falls is no exception. We're going to see every team's best, and that's going to be especially tough since we play our last nine games on the road.
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It's a rule that concerns his age. Once he turns 21 he's not eligible by NCAA standards, because his college clock in running. As soon as his first class begins this month we'll have him back.
game mental
It was the mental make-up of our team. You don't want an elimination game on the road.
people prime
The prime directive is to keep people safe.