Quotes by Paul Holmgren

“Kiel is a big kid and we think there is some potential that has yet to be tapped into. He is a player that our scouting has been enamored with because of his size.”

“This is his third season with us and we feel that he has developed real nicely. We think that he is a big part of the future of our hockey team.”

“He defies a lot of things. He is one competitive guy. His leadership has been tremendous. Its an amazing story.”

“Mikes had a couple good games and some games where you like to see him do more.”

“There?s other reasons involved (as to why he signed this kind of deal). Now, he?s under our thumb and on our watch and I think he?s in a good spot.”

“It was important for us as an organization to get him out. That?s why we proceeded the way we did.”

“Hes under our watch now and we can monitor him. There are certain things we can work on with him on the conditioning side. The fact he can practice at a high level will help him.”

“Hes an extremely fast player and could be one of our faster guys if he came over. And hes got good skill. But hes never really matured physically.”

“Mike is one of the outstanding young coaches in our game today. Hes an excellent teacher of the game and has worked successfully with players at all levels of hockey.”

“I like the team we have put together so far. Weve got a number of players with World Championship experience as well as several younger guys that are likely going to be part of our program for many years to come.”