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...
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.
gain home ice mission momentum needs obviously playing quality
We're playing to get our quality of play where we think it needs to be and get some momentum going into the playoffs. We'd obviously also like to gain home ice and if we can do that, then mission accomplished.
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.
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.
bottom great guys jack johnson kick played stories teams tournament untold youngest
I think Jack Johnson had a great tournament, I think (goalie) Cory Schneider had a great tournament. A lot of the guys at the bottom of our lineup played really well. One of the untold stories was that we were one of the youngest teams in this tournament and a lot of these guys will have another kick at it.
gave players
I thought he was one of the players that really gave everything he had and did everything that was asked. He is my kind of player.
along guys worry
We've told our guys all along to live in the moment. Worry about the things they can control. It's not even a thought.
chance excellent group player prospect tournament win
We have a whole group of defensemen who have an excellent chance to go and play professionally. But being a prospect and being a player are two different things. You don't win a tournament with prospects. You win with players.
bad earlier guarantee pass played positive redeem result time
We haven't played well and been able to get a positive result lately. That was a big time play for Darin. He made a bad pass earlier on their shorthanded goal, and I guarantee he wanted to redeem himself.
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.
eight however juniors lose seniors
When you have eight seniors and however many juniors we have (eight) you shouldn't lose composure. That's an issue.
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.
capable focus mentally players quality top understanding
To me, the focus (this weekend) should be the players understanding mentally that we're very capable of being a quality team. But we have to find a way to get back to the top of our game.