20 Quotes by Mike Schafer

We've lost two very durable and consistent hockey players that both have a great work ethic, ... Downs was very versatile and went up against the opponent's top line every night, and Cook did a great job providing offense, but we return six guys that played last year in some way shape or form.

To go down 2-0 and claw our way back is a credit to this team's leadership and ability to not get rattled. I'm proud of the way they handled adversity.

We definitely addressed that loud and clear between the first and second periods. We could continue to play that way and it was going to be a long night. Or we could show discipline and play as a team. Disciplined teams are unselfish.

Both nights we scored early, but I thought Friday night we didn't come ready to compete and work as hard as we needed to work -- it's a whole different approach to the game.

It was really nice, obviously as time goes along you want to get that, ... We had no idea what was going on, so we wanted to do it ourselves, and it was particularly nice to get the first-place banner and get the Ivy League championship all at once.

It's a great environment for college hockey. Green Bay and Wisconsin has great fans that treated us with respect while we were here and when we left the ice.

Dan had a lot of injuries last season, and we hope he remains healthy this year because he could be one of the better defensemen in the league, ... Evan has improved defensively, and it is a brand new year for the guys on our defense.

It takes time and money to develop a market.

These two young men coming in will compete for positions on our hockey team, ... We expect them to help the defense and goaltending form the nucleus of our team.