Their job was to intimidate, hit guys hard, and send a message. They had hard-nosed, gritty forwards who had talent.

He came down to locker room afterwards. We didn't really talk there was a lot of hugs and tears. I am sure he is a little bit happy for his dad but not that much.

He's their captain, a real tough kid to play against, and they always hit their stride in the second half.

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It's going to be a battle. It always is. There are few rivalries like BC-BU in college hockey. And at home it should be a great atmosphere. The student body is rowdy and it definitely gives us a bit of an edge.

It reflects hugely upon how far we've come. We've worked hard.

It was real tough to watch. They were just a lot better than us that night. I had seen our best, and that wasn't it. It was real tough to sit there and watch it, too, because they physically beat us up. They had guys running our guys all over the place.

They're great fans in Milwaukee. They were cheering during the play, after the play, between whistles.

Defensively, they're just very good. We're going to have to work to get scoring chances against them.

The Wisconsin fans are unbelievable. We can even feed off of that too. I'd just like to thank them on behalf of BC and my teammates. It's been a heck of a tournament and we really appreciate everything that was done for us.