Larry Kupczyk
Larry Kupczyk
defense great hands heavy high level played player playing possesses year
This was Tony's first year playing defense, and he played at a high level all season. He was always the most-physical player on the ice, and he possesses great hands and a heavy shot.
good hard
We did a lot of good things. That's why it's so hard to swallow. We did enough good things to win.
best capable earlier effort good hockey hope last loss played playing struggling
That was some of the best hockey we played was earlier in the year. I hope we get back to that because we've been struggling lately. I thought we had a good effort at Lakeland (in a 5-1 loss last Tuesday), but we're still capable of playing better hockey.
against capable decent game gave good played playing rushes
That was a good game for us on the road. We played decent hockey, but we're capable of playing much better. We gave up a lot of odd-man rushes against Medford.
build coming effort finish forward games hopefully move saturday stretch tough year
We have a tough stretch of games coming up, and hopefully we can build on the effort we put in on Saturday and move forward and finish the year strong.
came good period third
We came out real flat. We had a good third period and overtime. We peppered their goalie, and he made some big saves.
above beaten hard might obviously
Obviously if we had beaten Medford, it would have been hard for them to be seeded above us. It might still be hard for them.
behind games handed
This was just one of those games where we got it handed to us. We'll put it behind us, and we'll play better (today).
feeling felt forgot guys hard hockey missing near opens simple sorry themselves
It was simple things ? missing two opens nets from near point-blank range. The guys that did it forgot hockey was still being played. They felt sorry for themselves after missing the open net, and Medford comes down 6-on-4 because they're feeling sorry for themselves. It's hard to take.
best crowds great hockey played
We always get great crowds here. We played some of our best hockey that weekend.
good group seniors solid team
Our team had a solid group of seniors. Our seniors individually had good seasons.
couple fed goals good great passing skated skating soft team
They're a very good team. They skated well. We let a couple of soft goals in early, and they just fed off that. They're a great passing team and a great skating team.
conference deserves ended happy hard percentage save season worked
Zach ended the conference season with a save percentage of 90 percent. I am very happy for Zach. He has worked hard and deserves this recognition.
against game moved solid somebody tough
Northland Pines will be a real tough game. They've moved up to No. 2 in the state. We need to go out and play hard. Somebody has to lose. If we come out and play a solid game against them and lose, then so be it.