Quotes by Danny Irmen

“Youve got to realize that its not a one-person sport, and youve got 20 other guys out there to help you. Phil tried to do a lot himself the first time we played Wisconsin (this season) because he just wanted to beat them so bad. Weve just got to let him know that its a 20-man sport and were going to be there to help him.”

“When you go back home, theres mixed emotions. Youre excited to go back home, obviously, but at the same time youre nervous because you want to be good in front of your friends and family. But, theres 20 other guys on the ice and well help him out this weekend.”

“Hes just so creative in practice. Hes one of the fastest, if not the fastest guy in college hockey. Hes just got such a good sense of awareness and hockey sense. Youve got to realize that hes young and its tough coming in as a freshman. Even as good as you are, its an adjustment. Hes really caught on here the last couple of weeks and hes just going to get better as the season goes on.”

“Ive had a lot of success against them. Theyre a great team, great defensively. It just seems the puck goes in the net for me when I play the red and white for some reason.”

“What cup? We havent talked about that at all, and thats one of our things as a team is we dont want to look ahead at anything.”

“You kind of forget about the shoulder after you put a couple in the net.”

“They have nothing to lose. Its scary to play a team that has nothing to lose.”

“After the game (against Wisconsin) was done we just wanted to forget about it. We knew what we had ahead of us. Its a big weekend. Now, you lose and youre done. Theres no more excuses. Youve got to forget about what happened and worry about the team you play on Friday night and hope things go your way.”