You're never quite sure how they're going to react during the first part of the year.

We'd really have liked Vermont to have joined the league next year.

Both teams were a little apprehensive. It was a bit of a checkers match at first.

They are very deserving national champions. I think (Wisconsin) is the best team we have played this year over 60 minutes.

It just means he's had a real fine year. I'm sure this is the first of many for him.

We played what I think is a really solid, physical team in Lowell. They're bigger and stronger than we are. They're older and a bit more experienced. We took a lot of hits, but we got up and played.