Melody Davidson
Melody Davidson
Melody Davidsonwas the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was the head coach of the gold medal winning 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian women's team...
leadership matter period team tremendous wears
We've got tremendous leadership on this team period - it doesn't matter who wears the letters.
cut deserve difference expect less matter maybe olympics perform team time wearing
I expect them to play and perform like they've been performing. They made this team because they deserve it and they're not going to be cut any slack. It doesn't matter to me it's their first Olympics or maybe even their first time wearing the jersey. They made the team because they can play and make a difference and I expect nothing less from them.
believed game knew negatives team trusted
The team believed and trusted in each other. There were no negatives on the bench. Everyone knew we had a lot of game left.
help lost replace share team value
The whole team agrees, the money, we can share that and help each other out, but we can't replace that sentimental value that Becky has lost right now.
against bottom confident door game key open teams win
They have a goaltender who can win a game for them and that's the bottom line. Our key is always the first 20 minutes. If we open the door for other teams to feel confident against us, anything can happen.
caught drama earlier motivated ready sure team
After the drama of the earlier game, I'm sure the Finns were motivated and our team was a little caught off guard. I think as a team we just said 'let's get ready for our game.
best motivated teams
You're always motivated to play the best teams in the world.
hope men patient people
We just hope people will be as patient with us as they were with the men when they started.
along coming mission since towards
We've been coming along all year. Everybody's pretty excited. We've been on a mission since May and we're just going to keep working towards it.
either hits motivate whatever
We don't like to see any hits like that from either team. But whatever we use to motivate us won't come from the other team. It will come from us.
horses
I was honest. I just said we were horses---.
accepted
Our sport hasn't always been accepted by every nation.
finland game playing stealing sweden tournament win
We're pretty young as a sport. If you look at the men's game way back, it was just a one- or two-team tournament as well. It's a long process, but they're getting there. If we're not playing sharp, I could see Sweden and Finland stealing a win on us.
days next
We just didn't compete. We'll be much better the next days and the next games, but that's just not acceptable.