The first period we were flat. You wonder when the kids are going to pick it up mentally, and they did that in the second period.

The best players need to step up and they did tonight. Patrick White can see the rink, he's got great hands, great size and strength. It was great to finally see a young man fulfill his dream of playing in the state tournament. It was by far his best game.

Hill-Murray has got a potent scoring attack, and we were able to keep them off the board.

They were flying high and we didn't answer the bell. It's definitely one that we can win if we play our game.

It was a great coming-out party for him. He was creating opportunities and finishing them. The best players need to step up, and tonight they did.

Rapids and Roseau have had a long-standing rivalry. Sometimes you like to see the two northern schools not playing (each other in the first round), but I suppose the southern schools could say that, too.

We bring in a decent enough crowd already.

It's just one of those incidents. Hopefully, it was another good omen.

We just kind of ran out of gas. Losing one game does not make your career.