Nick Vitucci
Nick Vitucci
Nick Vitucciis a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the head coach of the ECHL's Toledo Walleye from 2009-2014. In 2008, Vitucci was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame...
boosts energy games good guys help mix older three works
We've got a good mix of young and old. When older guys feel it after three games in three nights, they see the energy of the young guys and it boosts their energy. It works the other way, too. The older guys help the young guys work through things.
against chance gave good handful hard saves shots stopped three
He was solid. When you only have three shots against you in one period, it can be hard on you mentally. I thought he gave us a chance to win. He stopped everything he should have stopped and he made a handful of good saves to keep us in the game.
five good minutes
We'd play for five minutes and be off for 15. It wasn't good for the guys.
fate good position rests
Our fate rests in our own hands. And that's a good position to be in.
best good period third
The third period has always been our best period. But I don't think it's ever been this good to us.
confidence describe drew good hockey instilled league money national outside pay playing rest team words
I don't know if I can come up with enough intelligent words to describe Drew MacIntyre. The confidence he has instilled in the rest of the team is unbelievable. If there is a goalie outside the National Hockey League that is playing as well as him, I'd pay good money to see him.
consistency good hockey minutes played problem tonight
Consistency has been a problem for us, especially on the road. But we played 50 minutes of good hockey tonight and that's not always enough, but it was tonight.
couple games good happy hard kept points tough
It was real big and hard earned. That was a tough couple of games that we had to play here. I am happy with my team. We kept working hard. It was a good two points for us tonight.
frustrated players
The players were getting frustrated and I told them to try to go with the flow.
against backs coaching confident nice perspective team
When our backs are against the wall, we are a confident team and that's very nice from a coaching perspective.
advantage certainly dictate division games hard next nice ourselves three whether win worked
We've certainly worked hard to put ourselves in that position. The next three games will dictate whether we have home-ice advantage or win a division title. It's nice to be in that position.
great line playing step
We've been playing great as a team. Everyone has contributed. If one line wasn't playing well another one would step up and be the hero.
became best interests players point safety tried
We tried to let things go as long as we could, but it got to the point where the safety of the players became a concern. You've got to think of the players' best interests and not put them in harm's way.
along confidence front playing solid
We just need to keep playing the way we've been playing. We are solid up front and along the back and in goal. We just have to keep our confidence going and not make mistakes.