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.

In Shelley’s case … she’s left parts of her body in rinks all over the world. Now it’s up to the players left in the program not to fill that footprint — those are special...

That’s the million-dollar question we would all like answered,

Cammi has been an icon in women’s hockey. Shelley scored the winning goal in Nagano [Japan], the biggest goal we’ve ever had.

Well, you saw why she’s here. She’s one of those players that’s scored in every sport at every level she’s played at. She’s always had that particular knack.

When I stand up in that (locker room) in front of 24 athletes, there aren’t a lot of reassured faces looking up. They did a good job of keeping that out of their everyday psyche,...

The calls are always tough. We had the whole fall season to kind of figure this thing out. You want to get everybody healthy when it gets down that close so they can all show...

I am glad we had a couple of days after the semifinals. We had a chance to regroup.

We start from the goal out, (and) we’ve got goaltenders that have both won at the world championships and have both beaten Canada. We’re pretty strong and physically savvy on defense, and I think we’ve...