Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoffis a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks during his National Hockey Leaguecareer. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall, by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played professionally for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga, as well as for both AIK IF and Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth26 October 1976
CityTurku, Finland
few guys power shoot
It was a lot of shots, but they have a few guys who can shoot the puck, especially on the power play.
beat couple goals learn next ready
They beat me a couple of times glove high, so you have to learn from that and be ready for the next shootout that comes for us. With two goals you should always win.
felt fun games good lots period shooting shots today
They were shooting lots but I felt pretty good right from the start. There's been games when I had only one or two shots in a period but today was more and it's fun to have these kind of games once in a while.
beforehand broke corners creating few fire goal hold knew rather work
It was important to get the right feeling. There was not much work to do, but a few times they broke in to the goal from the corners creating danger. I knew beforehand how the Czechs play, they don't fire that fast, rather they want to hold on to the puck.
good
It's a good thing but we need more wins.
challenge good great job knew power
We knew they have a great power play. It was a good challenge for us and we did a great job tonight.
defense front job perfect shots
The defense did pretty much a perfect job in front of me. There were no breakaways, and most of the shots were from a long way out.
game left
There was pretty much the whole game left and it's a one-goal game. It's not that shocking.
hard kinda seeing seriously
After seeing him play, it's kinda hard to take him seriously anymore.
best competition country ensure flames interest joining olympics opportunity playoff proud recovered represent totally
It is in the best interest of the Calgary Flames that I use this opportunity to ensure I am totally recovered for the NHL playoff drive. I have always been very proud to represent my country in international competition and I'm disappointed that I will not be joining them at the Olympics in Italy.
dominating easy follow lately leader playing
Lately he has been dominating games. It's easy to follow when our leader is playing great.
kindness lost net puck somebody
I kind of lost the puck and there was somebody in net to put it in.
morning open patience wait
I do it in the morning because I have no patience to wait to open them.
far forward game time
It's been the same way all season. You just have to take one game at a time and can't look too far forward because every game is huge.