Randy Cunneyworth
Randy Cunneyworth
Randolph William Cunneyworthis a former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. He played professionally in the National Hockey Leagueand American Hockey Leaguein a twenty-year career; his coaching résumé includes a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He had long stints as both a player and coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans. Cunneyworth was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, but grew up in Mississauga, Ontario...
available body compete drove entry finding guy himself last needs offensive puck putting remember step
I can't remember the last entry (into the offensive zone) where he had a step on a guy and drove to the net. There's been too much one-on-one. For him it's more about finding the help, putting the puck there, and getting it back. He needs to compete for the puck, take the body when he has to, then make himself available to get the puck back.
bit efficient effort ethic fell hit intensity match notch ought rewarded work worked
When our work ethic is up a notch we ought to be rewarded but I don't think it was up to their caliber. They worked very hard, they were very efficient and they hit everything that moved. We made every effort to match that intensity but we fell a little bit short.
expecting goes night offense
The night when he goes in, we're not expecting a lot of offense from him, but everyone else scored.
certainly guys stuck win
It was not a conventional win but certainly one we can remember. Guys stuck together.
guys heart takes
It takes the heart right out of guys when you don't get that big save.
came goals harder seemed smith work
It just seemed like we had to work a lot harder for our goals (by Brandon Smith and Jiri Novotny) and their goals came too easy.
difficult league necessary protect work
It's difficult enough in this league to get the lead, but you have to do the necessary work to protect it.
I thought we were well on our way on the weekend.
came critical huge playing saves
Those were huge saves at critical times. We were playing pretty well and he came up big.
effort occasion risen
When a big effort has been needed, he has risen to the occasion recently.
confidence gave goals inspiring life might quickly shut team
We gave them life quickly after our inspiring goals and that's when you want to shut a team down and take away any confidence they might have.
good near occur puck seem
A lot of good things seem to occur when he's out there on the ice. He's near the puck at all times and just makes things happen.
credit deserve easier protected
They protected well and deserve a lot of credit, but when you're not skating, it's a lot easier for them to do.
clearly five prettier puck shot trying
At times we're five individuals out there trying to do things. There were opportunities (against Peoria) where we clearly could have shot the puck but we wanted to try a prettier play or a prettier pass.