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...
far gone hoping maybe ourselves reading second six thinking weeks
Six weeks ago, realistically we were hoping for second thinking Reading was maybe too far gone for first. But we chipped away at it and clawed ourselves back and here we are.
behind believed doubted ourselves points
When we were 12 points behind Wheeling, we never doubted ourselves and always believed we could do it.
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.
asked needed ourselves played scared sunday
We played a little scared and I don't know why. We asked ourselves Sunday what we needed to do differently and we still don't know.
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.
excited guys obviously player sure
I'm sure the guys will be very excited to see him. Obviously he is a big player and a big part of this team.
confidence happy playing sound swagger
I'm really happy with our consistency. We're playing sound hockey. It's a confidence thing. We have our swagger back.
bags bumps guys huge ice locker needed tough
It was huge for us. It was a very tough series. We have guys with bumps and bruises. There are ice bags all over the locker room. This allows us to get some much needed rest.
couple games guys running skin taking words
I've got nothing. I'm out of words right now. In 75 games we did not do this. They just have a couple guys that get under our skin and we were running around taking penalties. It's frustrating.
caused course luck net par players stick sure whether
It went right through the net. The ref said that the net bulged but he wasn't sure whether it was a stick that caused it or not. Their goaltender told our players it went right through the net. That's par for the course the way our luck has been going.
gave played
They wanted it more than we did. They played well, they played smart, but we gave them a lot of opportunities.
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.