Steve Tuite Quotations

We ended the first on a 5-on-3 power play and didn't convert. That was after we killed their first two power plays. Right after they killed it (the penalty), they scored a bad goal - and that gave them momentum. Then we had a little breakdown and they scored again. We got it to 2-1 at the end of the second, but then they got three in the third. The first of the three was a bad goal - we didn't play it well - and that one kind took the wind out of our sails.

But our guys kept battling. They never quit. I give them credit. Suffern in a very good defensive team, and the Daniels brothers figured in every goal. They have a lot of talent and two of the better forwards in the league. Whenever we made a mistake, they took advantage. And they didn't make many mistakes.

Dom had an unbelievable season. He came in with 25 points in his career and was a leader from the start. He was very good offensively, and also was good on defense. He killed penalties well. He's a strong two-way player we'll miss. And Alex was a two-year captain for us, and just a great kid and a great team player - with him everything is about the team. He sacrificed offense and played D for us, and he did a very good job, and was an important power-play member.

All of those guys contributed to our success, they all worked hard and had a good season.