Quotes by Christian Backman

“If not, Monday for sure.”

“We kind of knew this was coming. The last two games we played really well and we deserved better.”

“There were a lot of older guys on our team and I grew up watching them. Suddenly I was there playing with them as one of 20 guys on the team, it was crazy.”

“I dont even know what I was thinking. I just threw all my stuff up and skated around on the ice. When I got the gold medal around my neck, it was hard to hold back your tears.”

“It was just crazy. People were out in the streets waving and screaming.”

“It proves were hard to beat right now.”

“Our video guy said they should have counted the first one, too, because their guy pushed our guy into their goalie. I dont know if Ive ever scored a goal that didnt count, but here I almost had two . Im happy I got one at least.”

“Its tough . . . he was standing up for me. Its too bad. We need him.”

“They did a good job. Thats important to keep the players together. I think without the right chemistry on the team, you cant have success. Its always harder when youre losing to stay together, but I think we just got better and better.”

“I guess there will be some changes, but I think weve got a good future here, so thats something to be happy about.”