John Panciocco Quotations

To me, that win wasn't so much based on talent, but on the heart and guts of the kids. Especially where we had to come from behind and had to deal with that. With all of that emotion, to pull out that win I think says a lot about those kids, about who they are as people. I'm very proud of them right now.

We came out tight, but when Christian got that first goal it kind of broke the ice for us.

I think that this title is really a testament to the boys' character and what they bring to the game -- the intangibles, the desire to win. It's almost a code of honor that they have to give 100 percent every singe game, and nothing else is acceptable to them. They're a remarkable bunch of guys.

(O'Rourke) has been playing very well for us. I think we hung with them pretty well considering the size difference. They're a big club. It's nice to come away with a win, but it was a good game overall. Hopefully going down the stretch, playing teams like Walpole helps expose our weaknesses and reinforces things we do well.

I was shocked. I didn't know anything about the cyst. He never mentioned it and I never really noticed it.

We were walking into the rink on the second day of tryouts and he told me just before we went on the ice. It was one of those moments when everything freezes and the world just seems to be spinning around you.