“To me, he has been the best player all year. Will it hurt him getting injured? I don't know, but as far as I'm concerned his statistics speak for themselves. In his position, he has blown everybody away. He's as deserving as anybody in the country, I think.”
“This is the ultimate stage in college hockey and we're excited. I don't feel any pressure. I don't think these guys feel any extra pressure, it's more of an excitement. We've been saying we couldn't wait for this time to come.”
“I've been talking about how awesome it was when they won. Madison, just everywhere in this state, went crazy. Everyone was talking about Badger hockey.”
“I'm not nervous, I'm not scared, I'm not worried about it being my last game. I'm excited, I want to put that jersey on for one last time ... and take it off one last time as a champion.”
“We've seen how hard they play. They compete so hard, they're up and down the ice, they skate well and they're physical. If we can match their intensity and play as hard as they do, that gives us a chance to be successful.”