Brian Curran
Brian Curran
Brian Phillip Curranis a Canadian ice hockey, coach, executive and former player. He is the current head coach and general manager of the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Curran was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Veteran, Alberta...
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We had a playoff game tonight, a playoff game last night and playoff games for the two weeks before that.
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We knew they were going to come back. But when they came back, we stopped skating. We had to make a line and we didn't make a line.
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We got up 4-1 and we got complacent. Their defense jumped up the ice and put a tremendous amount of pressure on us. That's a team you have to play for 60 minutes, and we didn't do that. End of story.
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The play was set up because we didn't win a battle along the boards. Then, Samy tried to get (Wrigley) down low and let him go to the front where Terry could poke the puck away. Samy made his move too early and gave (Wrigley) too much room to work.
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That's an awfully talented team and we knew it was coming sooner or later. The key is to not make mistakes and make them earn everything.
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It's great that Patty has done this. He's been a great captain and a great leader for us. He had a great game, so did everyone else.
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Tapper played well when he had to play well. He made some point-blank saves in the second period and that helped us put some distance between us and them.
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They were awesome. I'm not going to come up with any excuses. They played very inspirational hockey tonight.
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You have to have good communication with the person that's doing the massage. Massage is very personal.
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The tradition of the team is one where they've always won, ... Quite frankly, I want a championship. I have a desire to build a team that will win championships. That's a great challenge, and I look forward to it immensely.
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Emotionally, that was the biggest game of the year and very intense all the way. They were mentally exhausted, but I know they're very pleased with what they accomplished. We only qualified for the playoffs, we haven't won anything yet.
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I especially appreciate them after a hard event such as the Assault on Mount Mitchell.
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He made some incredible saves. He was a big difference, but I think a lot of guys worked hard. They turned it up and that's what they're capable of.