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...
effort goal handful hard instead leave mindset nice rink slide squeeze stick team victory
Sometimes when you're pressing, you squeeze the stick too hard and instead of a goal you have a handful of sawdust. A big team effort and victory erases all of that. It's nice to get off this little slide we were on. Our mindset will be so much different. They know how hard things have been and it's nice to see them leave the rink with a well-deserved smile.
capable line nice putting whatever
Right now it's better than ever. It's nice to know that whatever line we put out there, they're capable of putting it in the net.
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.
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.
both fitting great hockey nice phenomenal played playoff
That's playoff hockey on Feb. 1. It was a fitting end to a great hockey game. Both goaltenders were phenomenal and there was just really nice hockey being played out there.
enjoy fans happy home nice ourselves sent smile tonight
We sent the fans home happy and ourselves as well. It's nice that everyone will be able to enjoy tonight with a smile on their face.
games grown matured nice reward team
Huge. This is a relief. This is excitement. It's just a culmination of 72 games that this team has just grown and matured so much. What a nice reward we got tonight.
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.
desperate happy maybe players visibly
We weren't happy going down 4-2, the players were visibly upset. Maybe we need to play desperate more often because they really responded.
against game great match teams
Another great game. Two great teams that match up well against each other, and we were just on the other end of it tonight.
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.
knows team
I've never been around a team that everyone knows they're going to come back every time. They have that never-say-die attitude.
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.