The best way to not let Yao Ming beat you is to not play against him 82 games.

We play a schedule of 30 to 35 games, and we've been told we're comparable to some small colleges and community colleges. We have to make cuts because so many players turn out. All of our guys have solid backgrounds in high school or community college ball.

We were going to play these games even if it was in a rice patty or a cotton field. If there is anything we can do when we are down there, we are going to do it.

At this time of the year, any time you can play at home, whether it's your playoff games or an NCAA game, I think it's a benefit to your hockey club. If you get that home game, whether it's some years maybe at the Kohl Center or maybe at the Cap Ice Center or at the Eagle's Nest (in Verona), it's a good thing.

All the games we played prior to region play really helped us out. Our kids are really understanding what we have to do. They know each other and what we can do on the floor.

We have to get better. This is a long season and you fight every week to win games and get better. And obviously we're not getting better on punt returns.