They know the kind of raucous atmosphere they’re in for. They’ve faced it all year, so I don’t think there’s much preparation we need to do with them.

(Elliott) demonstrated tonight how he got those numbers early in the season. It was nice to see that for him.

I can’t answer that. I know within our league that reputation is there.

We were playing 1-on-4 hockey. One guy would have the puck and everybody else would watch him instead of 4-on-1 with everybody working for the guy with the puck.

That’s going to be one of the things we talk about. Who’s going to turn up the volume?

Whenever you talk about the game of hockey and if your team is playing well or if your team is struggling, you always start with the person that’s playing between the pipes.

It was my contention that if we had another day or two to rest and recover we would have been better prepared. It’s a little similar right now. While those other teams are having to...

The turning point was Brian Elliott. He was outstanding.

If he’s ready, then we’d look at it. But we’re not going to go in there and jam it down his throat.

Our numbers have been very good recently.

We were riding a really good wave. But when you’ve been around this game long enough, you know you’re going to hit some storms.

I’m kind of surprised at the timing of it. I thought if this was going to happen, it would’ve been earlier this summer.

He represents that reference that you can always turn to and pull off the shelf and ask questions.

I guess we can take some credit with how well they’re playing right now.

North Dakota stayed with it and got themselves back in the game. It’s at that point, I don’t think we responded very well.

I don’t think that would be very prudent on our part.

We’ve tried to apply that lesson all year. It’s a very profound game for these young men because we’ve talked about it all year and we’ve talked about it as a group. It’s the application...

The whole weekend was an opportunity of growth for us as a team. We took that opportunity by winning two games here at home against a quality team. We talked about before the game that...

He just has to do his part, let his teammates do their part and we should come out all right.

You keep your routine. You talk about the things you’ve talked about all year and you go out and play. I think sometimes when you try to hype it and you get excited and you’re...

The guys talked about how Michigan came out and dictated. That’s one thing this group wanted to do, to implement that part of the game, and they did a pretty fine job.

The only thing we ever asked is they’d be the hardest-working boy on the ice, whether it’s practice or games. Above and beyond that, that’s all you can ask. I think that helps create a...

He’s gotten his imprint on that (program) and he’s done it as a head coach, which I know is something that Mark really wanted to do. And now we’re on that same path. We’ve got...

I saw him move a little too quick at times – anticipate rather than be patient. But I think that just comes from not playing for a while. I know he’ll get better as we...

Joe has the ability to make something out of nothing, and it’s hard to account for skill like that. That makes him an effective offensive player.

We definitely saw glimpses of Brian like we did before.

Before the game, they hadn’t felt that feeling of what it’s like to be a confident team. After the game, they have that inside out now.

That early goal (in the second period) really took us another notch down in terms of anxiety that we had. We started to skate more freely and do the things were capable of. That was...

The thing that came out of that game, what guys talked about, (was) the way Michigan came out and dictated. They were a senior-laden team and they came out and they dictated the game in...

This game went in phases for us. We got off to a great start, and North Dakota got back into it. We didn’t respond like we needed to. We didn’t handle the riddle of having...

Don’t you think we’ve earned it? It’s not a matter of advantage. We earned the No. 1 rating, and it makes sense to put us up there, so I think we’ve earned it.

We briefly talked about the fact that it happened. We said let’s be intelligent about it and learn a lesson here, and let’s play the game we want to play.

I didn’t say a word. The penalty-killers jumped up and they started talking about what they needed to do.

In the opening game of a national tournament there is questions because you know its could be one and done. It was important to get that lead.

That was the best start we could have hoped for.

He’s got a good group of teammates. They’re pulling for him. I think that speaks to Shane as a person. I think his teammates generally like him and they’re hoping the best for him. They...

He’s skating, and that’s a step. He’s still a big step away from being ready. It’s nice to see him out here and I know he desperately wants to get back in.

As individuals learn at different rates, so do teams. Apparently, we have a pretty thick skull right now. We’re still trying to learn this lesson.

Tonight was what the doctor ordered. Tonight, the game itself, the outcome was like a B12 shot. We’re feeling better.

It’s truly a thrill to be asked to coach the U.S. Men’s National Team. I’m looking forward to the challenge.

He has the head for that, the skill for that.

I’m going to need some Grecian Formula after seeing that puck hit the post.

It’s all good. We’re getting healthy again.

When she’s aggressive and getting to the rim, she’s awfully tough to stop. Our goal was to get some shots, and eventually we started to get them.

I think Joe’s overall game has seen him competing physically at a better level this season. He’ll be even better after working out all summer.

It’s nice, because we are creating more of an emotional tie to that area, because of the fact that we’ve been there so much recently.

Even though we’ve slipped a little bit, we understand that at the end of the year is when it truly matters.

It was like if you were a defensive back, that was a breakdown and the guy’s got a seam for a touchdown.

This week was unique in the energy that it brought to this team and the players. It will springboard us through our last few weekends of the regular season and into the playoffs.

A.J.’s role on the teams has always been giving us energy. He’s a very good skater. He will chip in offensively. He’s not a prolific goal scorer, but will chip in and has the ability...