This was an excellent hockey game. We played a tight game defensively and really have been playing the type of hockey we need to over the last month.

I'm not critical. I think that's a very good referee and an excellent crew, but I think there is a major difference in philosophy on what's called. That's a league philosophy.

Newcastle played quite defensively, but we had to keep playing and get through in the last 20 minutes, and we managed to do it.

Mark really influenced the game defensively. There were just a lot of things about the way he played.

It was a good up-and-down hockey game. Both goaltenders played very well, but we got a little careless with the puck in our own end and it cost us. I thought we had some great chances in overtime, but you have to take your hat off to Clarkson.

We were concerned especially with homecoming week and everything. Defensively, we played a great game.