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...
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.
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.
awesome cares confidence dedicated disappoint gave mac none players shot shows team
Mac has been awesome for us. He gave the whole team a shot in the arm. He instills a lot of confidence in our team. He was dedicated to come back here and it shows how much he cares about organization. None of the players want to disappoint him.
frustrated players
The players were getting frustrated and I told them to try to go with the flow.
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.
hockey played players second
That's hockey players - he played through it and didn't have a second thought about it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
emotions expect game harder hurt overcome periods reality setbacks start strong team trek upbeat win
We've made this trek a little harder on us. But you can't expect to win every game and it may not hurt to get back to reality a little bit. We've overcome setbacks before and I'm upbeat about how our team will rebound. We have to have a strong game from start to finish. We can't take periods off and we'll have to keep our emotions in check.