Walt Kyle
Walt Kyle
Walt Kyleis an American ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of the Northern Michigan Wildcats, a position he has held since June 2002...
coach goal hockey jim opinion phenomenal score shots staff tough year
In my opinion I think Jim Roque is the coach of the year in this league. He and his staff have done a phenomenal job. They are so tough to play against. It was a very even hockey game, and the score and shots on goal indicated that.
game hockey mothers running
I thought this was the way the game should be played. I don't know if we've got too many mothers running hockey or what.
game good
It was a good start. I thought we got better as the game progressed ... .
fighting home ice ourselves series stay
It was an important series for us and we put ourselves in a big hole. We're fighting now to stay on home ice in the first round.
careful college defensive puck teams top
They are one of the top teams in college hockey. We're going to have to be very careful of the puck in our defensive zone.
chance compete competing four gold medal solid teams won
We have a chance to compete for a medal and only four other (American) teams have won one of those. In my opinion, that would be a solid accomplishment. But am I disappointed that we aren't competing for a gold or silver? Absolutely. That was our target.
effort fine good happy sit
We got a lot of opportunities. I can sit here not happy we lost, but I'm fine with the way we played. If we have the same effort (tonight), we'll be in good shape.
beat best league time tough
Every time we play them, it's a tough series. They may have the best goalie in the league and they don't beat themselves.
absolutely fortunate four junior medals proud solid teams won
There have been four other (American) teams in 30 years that have won medals at the world junior championship. If we're fortunate enough to be able to do that, in my opinion, that's a solid accomplishment and I would absolutely be proud of that.
building exciting good
The way I look at it, this is the exciting part of our schedule. We play good teams, in our own building at the end of the season.
heart soul
They're the heart and soul of our team. Tonight, they got victimized.
attractive format four games package playing position teams three tough win
A format of four teams playing two nights, we thought, would be a more attractive package for the public. Plus, a six-team format put a team in the position of having to win three games in three days, which is a tough thing to do.
happiness happy outcome reality tomorrow trying whatever
You're never happy with a tie; you're trying to win. The reality is we have to come back and play tomorrow, and whatever the outcome tomorrow is, we have to come back and play again.
feeling
It's a sickening feeling at the other end of you don't get the differential.