30 Quotes by John Markell

Well it looked like they really wanted to get two Big Ten teams together. Michigan couldn't fit it in the schedule and luckily Michigan State was willing to move our conference game to Thursday. To play in a game of this magnitude, the publicity you get on a national scale, it's just a great position to be in.

Well, they are a highly offensive team. They have been a little bit up and down like we have. They've got offensive firepower and we are going to have to play as well, if not better than we did against Miami, because they'll be well-rested and they'll be coming in here to steal points.

We're not the same team we were the first game of the year. Some guys who thought they could follow now have to lead. There are different demands on them. We need 20 leaders on the ice.

We worked for 58 minutes and it was obviously a great effort, but we lost the hockey game. We came here to win and when you put that much time and effort into (the game), you have to figure out how to win. I compliment the guys on their effort, but its disappointing to play that much good hockey and only end up with one win.

The power play could have won us the game easily. It provided us with enough opportunities. With that 5-on-3, I don't know what more we have to do. We moved the puck well and got behind the goalie of couple of times. It just didn't go in the net.

We had to depend on our goaltender until the guys found their legs tonight.

We talked about it all week. Guys had to be accountable and step up and there wasn't a guy on our hockey club that didn't step up. I'm excited for the kids because they worked hard for that victory. Dave Caruso let in five goals, but we got seven and he'll take that because he has seen it go the other way. I'm excited for the kids because they worked hard for that victory and we beat a good hockey club.

Every time he would shift over in the first period, he would knock the net off the moorings. He was pretty smart if he was doing it on purpose.

And with Anchorage beating them, I'm sure they have some question marks. We know through playing in a very competitive situation what works for us and what doesn't.