Rick Comley
Rick Comley
Rick Comleyis a former collegiate ice hockey player and former head coach at Michigan State University. He finished his 38-year coaching career with a 783-615-110record. In 2007, he became the third coach in NCAA history to win a national championship at two different schools...
battle good grown ready regular season tested tough
We've grown up a lot and we're battle tested in some tough environments and games. We'll take the good of the regular season and get ready for the playoffs.
against good positive ranked schedule tough worry year
The real positive thing about a tough schedule is if you end up having a good year then you've been battle-tested. You don't have to worry about how are we going to do against a nationally ranked team.
best tough weekend
I think they have the best set of forwards in the league. It'll be a tough weekend for us.
fact period playing proudest team third tough
I'm proudest of the fact that this team doesn't quit. To come back when you're down two in the third period when they're playing that well, that's tough to do.
game jam log mindset obviously tough
It's a log jam and obviously every game is very important. The mindset is so important because every game is going to be tough to win.
defend great played speed tough
It's a tough loss. We played a great first period, but their speed is tough to defend against.
excellent game hockey last played playing tight type
This was an excellent hockey game. We played a tight game defensively and really have been playing the type of hockey we need to over the last month.
group last played seniors team wished year
This team is completely the new one. Last year's team was the end of the carryover. I think the group of seniors last year wished they had played for Ron.
good proud team worked
This team has worked their tails off and I'm proud of them. They feel good right now and they should.
enjoy step tastes
This tastes really good, but it's one more step in the process. We're going to enjoy this.
close decided game great referee speed teams unusual won
This was a tremendously hard-fought game. The game had great speed and intensity, and the referee decided to let the teams play. We have won a lot of close games, so this was not unusual for us.
help steady tie
We got a big tie for us and nationally, that's going to help us and steady us so we'll take the point.
coming good knew played power
We knew coming in how good their power play was. And obviously, we played right into their game.
became good team
You can't became a good team easily. And this one did.