Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien
Michel Therrienis a Canadian ice hockey coach, who is currently the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Prior to his current stint with Montreal, Therrien had previously coached the Canadiens for three seasons and then the Pittsburgh Penguins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 November 1963
CityMontreal, Canada
best great ice played team
We were the best team on the ice (today), by far. We played a great game.
build finally followed good great plan
We had a great start. We followed the plan really well. We did a lot of good things and finally we can build on the positive.
followed great half lead league loose plan start taking team tough
We had a great start the first half of the game. We followed the plan really well. It's a tough league to have a four-goal lead because sometimes you loose your concentration, and the other team is taking a lot of chances.
good great guys mario nice players playing score seeing team tonight tribute
It's nice to get a reward, seeing your team like we have been seeing here. They have been playing pretty hard, but they never get rewarded. Finally, tonight, there were a lot of guys who had a great game. It was a good team effort. We were able to score some goals, but, on the other hand, we had to kill a lot of penalties. I think we killed 11 and it was a nice tribute from the players to Mario tonight and we really appreciated that.
bowl cheering city great hockey pittsburgh rebuilding side super tough
It's so great just to get to the Super Bowl and so great for the city. Pittsburgh is just a great city for sports. Things on the hockey side have been tough lately, but we're rebuilding and we're cheering them on.
commitment example great huge leader takes work
He's a leader of that team. He's a great example for young players, with his work ethic. He makes a huge commitment to fitness. He makes a huge commitment to what it takes to become a great player.
admiration gold good great junior kid last love medal people player plays team won year
He's a player that in Canada, they love the way he plays and he got a lot of admiration last year when he went to the World Junior and won a gold medal for Team Canada. He's a great kid and a good person, and that's what people like about him. They can tell he's a good person.
call difference figured referee road turned
We figured it should have been a five-minute major. But the referee didn't call it. Turned out to be down the road the difference in the game, but there's nothing we can do about it.
felt needs plays stuff work
We felt that we wanted him to play, to work on some stuff he needs to work on, to make plays and stuff like that.
allow break key note onto penalty phenomenal played positive power storm time weathered
We're going into the break onto a positive note and that was important. We weathered the storm in the first period. Marc-Andre was phenomenal in the first, he made some key saves. The power play played really well and penalty killing for the first time in a long time didn't allow a goal.
game good needed quality saves time tough
Every time they got a shot, it was a quality shot. It's a tough game for the goalie to play. (Fleury) made some good saves and was there when we needed him.
happy hockey
We wanted him to concentrate on his game. Take away all of the distractions. I'm more than happy for him and for our hockey team.
against good
Even strength, we were pretty good against this team.
attitude bounce confident doubt mind players
There's no doubt in my mind we are going to play a better game. I think the players have some pride. They want to bounce back. It's all about attitude and what kind of attitude the players display. I'm confident they have what it takes.