Quotes by Mike Prpich

“Right now were playing with a lot of confidence. Each guy is starting to find their role and play it a lot better. Early in the season youre trying to find that role. Now, everybody is starting to fit in and its showing in the win column.”

“I think that this is a huge confidence boost. We werent at the level we are now (the first time UND played Wisconsin). Weve come a long way. To play them the way we did, it gives us a nice boost. Weve been working hard and playing well the last few weeks and I think this adds to it.”

“Our confidence is really high. Especially for having a young team, its so delicate.”

“I was really nervous. I just wanted to thank the fans for all their support. Its something I felt I should do. It was something that got a lot more hype than I thought it was going to. I just wanted to salute them and thank them for the four great years I had here.”

“Were very lucky to get another chance. Its a great opportunity. We have some unfinished business. We got that feeling of what its like to watch another team celebrate at the end of the season. We can use that for motivation, because we dont want to let that happen to us again.”

“That goes to show how hard it is to make the Frozen Four. It just comes down to which team that gets hot at the right time.”