We want to make that happen, but we want Fort Wayne to put a USHL team in the city, and that way we could throw it back at you. My thoughts are that if Indy is ever going to have another team at the pro level, it won't be me who is involved in it. The only thing I'm interested in are the American Hockey League or this level, and I don't think this market can support an AHL team.
Quotes about ushl (6 Quotes)
Alan was the consummate defensive-defenseman for our team, and in my opinion, one of the best at doing that in the entire USHL. He was matched against other team's top lines, he was our best penalty killer, he led our team in blocked shots...he did everything for us. I'm happy and proud that he'll get to move on to a great college hockey program.
They battled. They're in last place in our division, but they've beaten every team in the USHL. They play hard, and they never quit. I have to tip my hat to them every time we've played them this year, they've played us hard.
We wanted to get him over to see what we have. I thought he played very well in the prospects tournament and in camp. We are going to try and get him (in the USHL) so he can start working on his language and get him used to North American hockey.
It adds a lot of credibility to our program. Kids may say, 'Hey, I'd like to play in the USHL, but you guys haven't won in three years.' I heard that last year with kids that we drafted. I had to tell them, 'Hey, give us a shot. Look at my background, look at my assistants' background, we have a tremendous amount of support here to win.' We're on the right path.
I didn't expect him to have 40-something saves and have a shutout. He's a 20-year-old and has been in the USHL for two years and junior hockey for four years. I thought he would add maturity and competitiveness, and he showed that (Friday).