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...
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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.
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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.
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We talked about the importance of collecting wins at home. We need to get wins right now. If you have an opportunity to sweep an opponent at home you need to do it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It was a good start. I thought we got better as the game progressed ... .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.