21 Quotes by Derek Damon

It's exciting, because if I go down there and play well, hopefully it will open up a lot of doors. I'm hoping to make a strong showing. And it's especially good to go down relaxed, show them what I can do, and not have to worry about coming in and messing anything up with a team's chemistry that's in the playoffs.

It's a young team we've got here. The guys are getting better but still, (the mistakes) are costing us. We've got to tighten that up if we want to do anything special this year.

It's frustrating to get 50 shots on goal, with just one power play, and not win the game.

It's really going to hurt but we have to pick each other up. Other guys will have a chance to step up and show they belong to be out there in key situations.

It's been good. It's nice to see all the excitement, the buzz around campus. They're anxious for us to get out there. That's the main thing, we're really anxious to get out there and get this thing going.

It's hard. There's nothing I want more than to be on the ice with them. Basically I made a mistake and have to pay the consequences. I've got to handle it like a man.

It will be important for us to have our heads on a swivel and focus on our jobs in the defensive zone.

They've really been there for me, and they know that that's not the type of person that I am. It's just a mistake that happened. It's just too bad that it happened at this time. But mistakes happen and you've got to live with them and learn from your mistakes. ... I'm a college student. I'm not the first person to miss classes.

This is it; I want to go out as champion.