Jay Graham Quotes (13 Quotes)

We want to show people that we're the team that everyone should be gunning for (in the Capital Hockey Conference). We want to keep distance between us and everyone else because we want to win the league. ... That's why the lapses are very concerning.

We're ecstatic that we got there, but we're not satisfied with just getting there. We want to win. ... We want to represent Columbus well and bring Columbus hockey into the limelight.

They were playing in two tournaments over the Christmas break, so they had a split squad. I'd say they had about half of their varsity players and had some players from their j.v. team.

It was very important to come out fast and fill the net. We wanted to make sure we got the lead and put the pressure on them right away. We wanted to make sure they didn't get any momentum.

If we run into them in the tournament, I certainly would expect our guys to have a chip on their shoulders. There are some bitter feelings. ... We want to show people why we got that seed.

Giving up two goals late in the first period was something we couldn't overcome. That was too much.

We want to reclaim what we think is ours. Winning the (CHC) title is one of the things that we want to accomplish this year. ... We just want to continue to play our game and let everyone else try to catch up.

That loss took away a lot of the swagger that we had coming into the new year.

I have a lot of respect for them for beating us the first time ... but we sent a message that we considered (the loss) to be a fluke.

We always had a (player) within an arm's length of (Kirstein). We respect his game. We wanted to make sure that he didn't beat us.

We need to have a solid work ethic and come prepared to win hockey games. If we do that, I feel like we can make a run in the tournament. But everyone now must understand that we need to play with a sense of urgency.

Offensively, I thought we had one of our better games. Scoring four goals against Padua is impressive. ... We were brilliant offensively, but I thought our play in the defensive zone was sub-par for our standards.

This is a very, very upsetting loss for us. It leaves us with an empty feeling.