This Canadian team is too good for us to make mistakes that turn directly into goals. That was a tough way to start.

We are excited with the talent assembled for our U.S. women’s national team. The festival featured a deep pool of players and really highlighted the tremendous development of women’s hockey in the United States.

She’s one of those show-stopper-type players. There are times in a game where she has the ability to do something like that. I’m glad she’s on our team.

They were nice to put a team up against us that was spirited and you could tell by the reactions that it meant as much to those kids as it does to us. Hockey is...

As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.

It’s a symbolic donation. We are having an impact even beyond our graduation.

What she did on the ice, with this as her last game, that’s a great way to go out.

You just spoke to the right guy.

Of all the players here, she might have the best chance of being here in 2010 or 2014 because of what the game means to her.

It’s been a very long, arduous road back for her. But in the last month, we’ve seen what we always expected from Pam.

The players named themselves. They stepped forward with the way they played. I think we’ll start to take on a personality now.

I think it’s a good thing for them to keep up. It opens your eyes to different aspects of biology.

We are a first-half team. … Trying to hold a lead for 55 minutes is tough to do. We played hard today and so did Apple Valley.

We’re getting our starting point here and trying to put together the team in a step-by-step manner. We’re developing the tactics and strategy we might employ while working on our skills on the ice and...

We had those early Olympic jitters, and their goaltender got into a zone, which made it a demanding afternoon. (Dunn’s goal) gave us some breathing room.

I didn’t see any podiums out there today so I think we’ll stay calm.

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I kind of got my hopes down.

It isn’t the same game it was four years ago, or even one year ago. We’re a much different team, and the Canadians have made changes as well. The rest of the world is getting...

It’s fun to watch. To see someone grow, not just as an athlete, from a teenager to a mom. She’s a great player who continues to be a pivotal player for the team.

When you don’t score on five-on-three, as a coach you feel haunted. That gave the Swedish team another lift and they played with even more determination.

They jumped on us quickly. It seemed like we were caught uphill right off the bat. They defended beautifully, blocked shots, made it difficult for us to get a foothold.

You could probably tell from the early beginnings maybe a tenseness and the pressure that was on the home team. We never have that luxury.

That’s as tough as it gets. She just missed out. Talk about resilient. I’ve probably had to cut her more times than any player I’ve been around, and she just keeps coming back.

It’s important to the community.

Nobody came into our camp thinking they’ve got it made. That might not have been the case in 1998 and maybe even 2002.

The core is pretty much intact from the world championship team. We think we have players of equal or greater ability. We still have a lot of experience. Their hockey knowledge is solid because of...

Great players are left behind when teams are selected. This team is no different than any other team.

We came to play today. … I think we came together as a team and played well. We just want to take it one game at a time and keep moving on.

There’s plenty of miles to go before we sleep. It’s just another game in the books.

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I’m impressed with our team’s effort. Josh is a powerful scorer. We tried to move the ball around and shake them up and Josh took advantage.

She has not had the easiest time staying on the straight and narrow. When you have a lot of talent, you might take things for granted.

We put in some things in practice this week that fit our personnel a little bit more than some things that I’ve been trying to force-feed to them recently.

The young players coming up in our team are really remarkable. That’s one thing I hope people will remember about this year for this team: That we gave several young players a chance to take...

I didn’t think we’d place.

At times we showed an ability to mount an attack. But when you get behind that early it makes it hard to come back.

She looked to be in top form. She looked like she was back to where Pam Dreyer should be on the depth chart.

We figured we’d get in one last bit of exercise before being cooped up for days.

In the scheme of things, there was plenty of time.

We have had an arduous four months where we’ve been tested under fire and we’re looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push. As Americans we all know...

Hopeful is how I’d put it. January was warmer than I would have liked. But the buds are still tight and closed, so that’s a good sign.

The goalie might get in the head of the players. That’s credit to their (Sweden’s) team spirit. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete, and Sweden did compete.

This is not the final product. The final product won’t emerge until we go into the village in Turin [Italy]. The players know that.

I think, when you don’t score on the five-on-threes, from the coaching standpoint, you really feel haunted.

I think they’re ready to except the responsibility of being the leaders of this team. The natural feeling for players is to hang on too long. But time marches on. We’re setting the clock to...

Obviously, Canada is the No. 1 team on our hit list. But our team is shaping up quite nicely for a strong run at the (gold) medal.

I think anytime you can give yourself flexibility in this type of an event, it just gives you a way to take care of the unexpected.

There are three guys – Matt Mason, Graeme Hick and myself – who have got to try to be role models to the rest.

The goalie might get into their heads. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete. And Sweden did compete.