Mark Mazzoleni Quotes (24 Quotes)

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.

They give you a lot of hope and a lot of confidence. From a coach's perspective, when you put them out there, you are very confident that they can get the job done. I'm very fortunate to have them.

We're in the hunt, there's no question. We have a very big game against Waterloo on Thursday, and we still have two with Cedar Rapids and two with Des Moines. The thing is, we are in striking distance.

We don't have a lot of room that we can stumble in. The good thing is that we do play each of those teams which makes those games literally crucial.

We moved the puck exceptionally well. I thought Jeremy Dehner, from a power-play perspective, executed as well as he has all season. He really was a threat out there.

It was a pretty good hockey game for the third game in three days. I thought we had better scoring chances, but shootouts over the course of a long season come out about 5050. It was a well-earned point for our team.

It was our feeling that when the opportunity to acquire Eddie Neville was presented to us, it was a trade that we had to make.

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.

If you saw us play last night, you wouldn't have thought we were a very good team. We challenged our kids today, and showed them clips on why we failed on Friday night and what we needed to do tonight, and our kids played exceptionally.

We have a (heck) of a time against this team. It's their style. If there's a loose puck in their D zone, they don't break it out they just chip it out, so they're a real tough team to sustain pressure against.

They are a very frustrating team to play against. I'm glad we're done with them. I hope to God we don't see them in the playoffs.

We've made a lot of progress this year, and we can't lose sight of that. We learned a lot about what to do and what not to do (against Omaha). That's playoff hockey, and we have to be ready and willing to compete.

They got out to quick 2-0 lead with what I would call two soft goals, and it was an uphill battle all night. They know how to play with the lead, and they are a very difficult team to fight back from once your behind.

We were very good defensively. We made really good decisions with the puck to make them not have too many odd-man rushes, and Neville made some key saves, so I would say it was a team shutout. We protected the net really well.

I just thought we had a tremendous focus and were ready to compete. We laid it on the line, and it really translated into all facets of our game. It's probably as complete a game as we've played in our two years here.

Having a successful regional is predicated on Wisconsin being here, and based on the fact where they are sitting in the pair-wise, it's going to be very difficult for the NCAA not to put them in this region. I can't see them sliding in the pair-wise, and consequently, with the necessity of the NCAA establishing strong Western sites, I just can't see the NCAA not putting them in Green Bay.

There are no moral victories, because a loss is a loss. Just because we're playing a good team like Omaha and we played well in the final two periods doesn't mean that we should be happy about what happened out there.

We just played with a focus and a determination to compete, which we didn't have (Friday). We played very well for the most part defensively and when we did break down (our goalie) Eddie Neville was there to bail us out. We forced them to turn the puck ov

We didn't play badly, but we were struggling at killing penalties. We played hard and we competed.

The last two games we played them, they are 1-for-11 (on the power play) on us.

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).

He's going to be a tremendous college player someday. He's got incredible power and accuracy behind his shot. His (second goal) was like a shot you'd see in the NHL.

They are probably the most dynamic line in the United States Hockey League. Their focus is based on the production they receive from (that line).

One goal against a team like that is what Eddie Neville is all about. He's been a major shot in the arm for our team, and he's been a major confidence-booster for us.