Tim Whitehead
Tim Whitehead
hard inspiring kept practice
He has been inspiring to the whole team. He never got down when he wasn't playing. He just kept working hard in practice to improve.
against chances gives great hockey rarely scoring
He has great hockey sense and he can score. He rarely gives up scoring chances against him.
game given great hockey lift loves top tough
He has given us a big lift by being in the lineup and logging so many minutes. He is on our top power- play unit. He has great hockey sense. He loves to play the game and is such a tough competitor.
elevated game needed time
He has elevated his game at a time when we needed it the most.
fierce hockey loves passionate playing team wants win
He is a fierce competitor. He loves to compete. When it comes to hockey he wants to win and his team to do well. He is really passionate about playing the game.
advantage against game neutral respect thinking understand
We respect the advantage it will be for them. We're not going in thinking it's just another game at a neutral site. We know we're up against it here. And we have a respect for the challenge. But we understand it can be done. We've done it.
broke chances comeback dam ended eventually frustrated game good lots stuck talked
We had lots of chances and eventually the dam broke and we ended up with a real good comeback win. We talked about not getting frustrated if didn't come easy. We didn't get off track. We stuck to the game plan.
good great last meeting met next number played rivalry sure
We've met a lot. It's a very good rivalry and I'm sure it's going to be a great game. (We've played well this year) But they had our number last year. This next meeting is the most important of all.
games ice leave lost needed obviously regardless room share
We've lost our share of games already so we didn't have a lot of room to play with. Obviously we needed to leave it all out on the ice regardless of the results. And I think for the most part we did that and that is why I am happy.
ending fought game hard ourselves played proved time valuable
Most importantly we didn't quit. We played hard and fought back. Unfortunately it didn't have the storybook ending that we had hoped, but at the same time we proved something to ourselves that we can come back and that the game is never over. Those are valuable lessons.
best consistent defensive effort game gave hard kept period played saturday second shot sloppy third total
We played a sloppy game and did not play our best. We are going to have to come out better on Saturday night. We gave them odd-man rushes, but kept the shot total down. It was not our best defensive effort. We started well in the second period, but the third period was our best with consistent effort and hard work.
challenge difficult tomorrow
Tomorrow is going to be a very difficult challenge for us. We'll be ready.
cloud excited feeling good hours lost north patient tournament tried
We're excited to be in the tournament and really excited to be in the east. We tried to be as patient as we could for 30-something hours and we had a good feeling we'd be in once St. Cloud lost to North Dakota.
ben careful freshman great
We want to be careful we don't overreact to one game. Ben has had a great freshman season.