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...
expecting goes night offense
The night when he goes in, we're not expecting a lot of offense from him, but everyone else scored.
guy help move strongly team
Unquestionably he's a guy we need back. I feel strongly that he's a guy who can help this team move forward.
leadership step vocal
Our leadership has to step forward, and not just by being vocal in the room.
compete deal game gave lost
We need a game where we compete in all situations. Even if we lost 6-0 but competed in all areas, gave everything we could give, you can deal with it.
That's the kind of desperation we have to have.
key morning obvious players talked took word
That's the key word right there, desperation. It was used this morning and it was used tonight. It was obvious it was talked about by the players and they took it to heart.
caught eye impressed quite time training
I was quite impressed at that training camp. He caught your eye every time he's out there on the ice. He made things happen.
hard minutes played
We played hard for 55 minutes and then I thought we kind of let them off the hook.
allow guy level
You allow a guy at this level more time, more space, and he'll be able to make a play. That's the whole thing: don't give that guy the time.
brought certainly difficult forth physical wish
We had a lot of jam, some physical play we wish we'd brought forth on other nights. It certainly made it difficult for them.
effort occasion risen
When a big effort has been needed, he has risen to the occasion recently.
nowhere
We have nowhere to go but up at this point.
care confidence group guys seize utmost
We have the utmost confidence in the group we have here. You have to seize the day and take care of your own opportunities when they're presented. We don't have enough guys doing that.
certainly guys stuck win
It was not a conventional win but certainly one we can remember. Guys stuck together.