Mike Eaves
Mike Eaves
Michael Gordon Eavesis a Canadian American former NHL player and the current head coach of the St. Olaf College men's hockey team. He is the former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. Eaves appeared in 324 NHL regular season games between 1978 and 1985, and has coached since 1985. His father, Cecil Eaves, is a former Denver University ice hockey and football player who became a professor and hockey coach at Ohio State and the University...
draw low saw
We thought we saw something where we could draw them up, get it low and take what was given.
ask pull reference represents shelf turn
He represents that reference that you can always turn to and pull off the shelf and ask questions.
scoring second three
Three of them (in the second period) were Grade-A scoring chances.
looking nobody pride sports
I can tell you this explicitly, that nobody was looking at this as just a third-place game. There was a lot of pride on the line.
false guys higher relish turning unless volume
I don't want earplugs in their ears. I want them to relish that. Because unless you relish it, having earplugs is a false way to play. You've got to be able to play at a higher level, and I don't think earplugs are going to do any good. I want earplugs out. I want our guys turning the volume up.
base build focus heart rewarding
One thing we wanted to focus on was the heart. That's the base of our pyramid, so it was probably the most rewarding thing because we can now build on that.
good player
I'm a good player and I'm going to show you once again.
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When you lose a key figure in your machinery, you obviously have to have some adaptation. Just think how the Pittsburgh Steelers would've been if they would've lost their quarterback going into the Super Bowl; it gives you a completely different look. That's the kind of position (goalie) is.
above asked beyond boy create healthy helps practice whether
The only thing we ever asked is they'd be the hardest-working boy on the ice, whether it's practice or games. Above and beyond that, that's all you can ask. I think that helps create a healthy relationship.
doctor feeling game outcome tonight
Tonight was what the doctor ordered. Tonight, the game itself, the outcome was like a B12 shot. We're feeling better.
brought energy few last regular season team unique week weekends
This week was unique in the energy that it brought to this team and the players. It will springboard us through our last few weekends of the regular season and into the playoffs.
game good hit riding
We were riding a really good wave. But when you've been around this game long enough, you know you're going to hit some storms.
aggressive eventually goal tough
When she's aggressive and getting to the rim, she's awfully tough to stop. Our goal was to get some shots, and eventually we started to get them.
asked coach forward looking national thrill truly
It's truly a thrill to be asked to coach the U.S. Men's National Team. I'm looking forward to the challenge.