Regg Simon
Regg Simon
against alan best blocked college consummate entire great happy hockey led matched move penalty proud team top
Alan was the consummate defensive-defenseman for our team, and in my opinion, one of the best at doing that in the entire USHL. He was matched against other team's top lines, he was our best penalty killer, he led our team in blocked shots...he did everything for us. I'm happy and proud that he'll get to move on to a great college hockey program.
against facing prepared team
They will be desperate, any team facing elimination will be prepared with their back against the wall.
against
You never want to go 0-5 against one team.
close guys looking month room took
Everyone was looking around the room for someone else to do it and someone else doesn't play for our team. I think it took close to a month for some other guys to reassert themselves.
beat best care close great point points team
We've been close (in the standings) all year. I don't care if it's one point or 12 points (Cedar Rapids is) still a great team and we are going to have to be at our best to beat them.
good guys lay safe
We have guys who have good instincts. They know when to lay back and make the safe play.
games guys period plays third three time
If we go into the third period down 2-1, I like our chances. But a lot of games come down to two or three plays this time of year, and those guys made them tonight.
creating hard hard-work offense scoring style work
Scoring is two things for us - a byproduct of hard work and a byproduct of how we like to play hockey. We like to play up-tempo, puck-pressure hockey. And creating a lot of offense out of that is part of that style of play. It's a lot of (talent) too.
good guys happen harp shoot
We always harp on our guys - good things happen when you shoot the puck.
extra fourth guys line lower output third
That extra output from guys lower in your lineup makes the difference. We have guys on that third or fourth line that can score.
fine kyle player
Kyle is as fine of a player as the league's ever seen.
certainly earned excel good guys hard notoriety players team thankful toward work
I think each one of them has certainly earned it. The better your team does, the more notoriety you are going to get. The guys who have made the all-star game, they put in the hard work for it, but should be just as thankful toward their teammates. Without good players around you, you don't get to excel like that.
al captain effort guys hurt john leadership losing number quiet standpoint time whether
I think it hurt us number one from a leadership standpoint because John was our captain and Al . . . was a quiet leader with his effort he'd give every day. It hurt us defensively losing two experienced guys like that. Unfortunately, it coincided with the time we went through a slump. Whether that was part of it or not, I'm not sure.
grown guys solid
We started out very solid back there, then got young real quick. Now our young guys have grown up. I like where we're at right now.