Bill McDonald Quotations

But it's kind of the same either way. His presence is there whether he's alive or not.

He's been a pretty reliable guy. The troops like him, and he connects pretty well with the public,

We've been fortunate with 60 guys out for wrestling to get 13-14 quality guys all on the mat (at different weight classes). This is the first time in my 16 years coaching that I've had 14 guys with winning records.

We didn't get those bonus points early. We felt our top three (lightweights) could beat their top three.

Training camp is definitely going to be meaningful in determining who's on our roster, ... It'll be hugely competitive, especially for spots on our blue line. And I think there will be great competition for two or three forward spots. The preseason games will be very important. There's only so much evaluation you can do in practice.

We are undefeated when we have our entire lineup.

Torch and I go back a long way, ... We first got acquainted in the Central League when I was in Fort Worth and he was in San Antonio, and we both coached in the IHL. It's always good to have another voice for the players, especially one with as much experience as John has. He's been at hockey's highest level, and that means something to players.

They are very athletic. They sure exploded in the third quarter. We scored four points. The biggest difference was their aggressive defense. That third quarter was a nightmare. I'll go home and dream about it and wake up in a sweat.

I knew they were a very tough team. We knew we would have to wrestle well to even be in the match.

I'm like Bill Parcells in that I'm not ready to throw a parade, but there was a lot to like about the way we played, ... We have some good building blocks and some smart players. It was a little different off the bat with all the penalties, but nothing I didn't expect.