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
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.
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.
hungry hunting knew playoff sharks spot tough
We knew the Sharks are real hungry now hunting for a playoff spot so we knew it was going to be a tough game.
kindness lost net puck somebody
I kind of lost the puck and there was somebody in net to put it in.
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.
controlled lots wide
It was a pretty controlled game. There were not a lot of 2-on-1s. There were lots of shots, but I don't think it was wide open.
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.
learn next ready
You have to learn from that and be ready for the next shootout that comes for us.
chance good today win
There's no excuses. We had a chance to win today and we didn't do it. If you want to be a good team, you have to be able to win back-to-back games.
loose
I should really keep those loose pucks into myself. We didn't give them too much.
hard kinda seeing seriously
After seeing him play, it's kinda hard to take him seriously anymore.
couple decent fun remember sold surprise wrong
Pretty much sold out and a pretty decent game. Nothing wrong with that. It's fun to be back here and play. They didn't surprise me, I remember a couple of years ago.
good great job letting move power puck sharks
The Sharks have a pretty good power play, they move the puck around so good. Our killers did a great job of letting me see the puck.