Tim Whitehead
Tim Whitehead
elevated game needed time
He has elevated his game at a time when we needed it the most.
competitor handled key moments proud situation spot stops tough
He was great. He's such a tough competitor and he's in such a tough spot as a freshmen. He hasn't been in this situation before and I thought he handled it great. He made some big stops at key moments and I was very proud of him.
course national numbers playoffs regular season throw tournament
There are a lot of similarities there. Of course in the regular season our numbers are better and in the playoffs their numbers are better. Sometimes in the national tournament you can throw those numbers away .
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.
among best body both enable great keeping loose might opponents player possession power puck seconds shifting strong sustain using winning
He might have been the best player among both teams. He is so strong on the puck. He's great at keeping possession of it. He'll fend off opponents by using his body and shifting his weight. He'll enable us to sustain a power play another 20 seconds by winning a loose puck and controlling it.
defensive save
That breakaway save was probably the defensive save of the game.
apparently comment felt goes level
My only comment on that would be: There is that KRACH system, which is out there and apparently that goes out another level mathematically and I've always felt that if you can go another level mathematically why wouldn't you do it.
coach common exact impact program successful type wherever
His impact on Wisconsin's program is very significant. He's had the exact same type of impact on our program. And he's been the common denominator right through (former) coach (Shawn) Walsh and myself. ... He's been successful wherever he's been, and that's not an accident. You don't get here so many times by mistake.
exciting tight
It?s real tight and you don?t really know what?s going to happen. It?s going be exciting right to the finish.
anytime close dominated either games gone kidding league ourselves saw saying team three
Anytime you can take all three from a team in this league you have done something. We saw how close these games were, they could have gone either way. We're not kidding ourselves by saying we dominated the series.
anytime coming good guys hockey impressed sit team
Anytime you have to sit some guys out, you know those guys coming in are going to play hard. I was real impressed with their team and their effort. That was a good hockey game.
four good top
Their top four is as good as anybody's in the country.
coaches great guys heads hold left proud run
I just told the guys as coaches we were very, very proud of what they accomplished this year. They need to hold their heads up. They left it all out on the ice. We had a great run this year.
exciting honestly jump moments momentum reasons swing tied
I honestly think we would've tied it up. We had so much momentum, so much jump at that point. That is one of the reasons it's such an exciting game. Momentum can swing so dramatically at a moments notice.