Game Quotes
WMU vs. Ferris State
3-12-11

Jerry Kuhn

On tonight's play:

“Definitely. The guys came out ready to play. You could tell from the drop of the puck. To be honest, we came out hot. I think tomorrow is going to be even hotter for us.”

On being able to finish out close games:

“It's all about not protecting the lead, we just have to keep doing what we're doing. I think we really committed to that, and committed to winning, so we were able to close this game out.”

On his first playoff win:

“It's exciting. My grandma is actually here, and every time she comes we end up losing, but we got a win. I got the game puck for her, so this ones for her.”

On tomorrow's game:

“It's going to be intense. Hopefully the fans come back out, it's a Sunday, but what else is there to do on a Sunday?”

Shane Bershbach

On his knee

“It feels good. I got better last week with the week off.”

On getting back into playing shape:

“It's different, it's a lot tougher getting back into game shape.”

On his goal:

“I got hit pretty hard on the boards, and the puck got dumped in the corner, so I figured why not throw it there. It went off a skate and I got lucky”

On what to expect tomorrow night:

“A harder game than tonight. It's going to be a tough battle and a 60 minute game.”

Danny DeKeyser

On his goal:

“We were working it around for a while. There were a lot of good opportunities. Campbell dropped it back to me and it went of someone's leg, but, I'll take it.”

On preparing for tonight's game:

“We wanted to come out as hard as we could. They came out hard as well. We told ourselves we have to bring all we have tonight.”

On what to expect tomorrow night:

“I think it's going to take the same effort as tonight. It'll be low scoring, we'll grind it out; it's going to be a battle.”

Trevor Elias

On Ferris State's defense:

“They took it to us in the first game, but we came out hard tonight, and gave it our all.”

On Jerry Kuhn's play:

“It was a big night for Jerry. We know that he's going to play good, especially tonight. He's a senior, it could be his last game as a Bronco, so he stepped up big tonight.”

On his goal:

“Unbelievable. I got to redeem myself a bit there, so that felt good.”

On tomorrow nights game:

“I think it's going to get more intense as it goes on. Our guys are in shape; we've been preparing all year. We're ready for them.”

Coach Blashill

Thoughts on the game:

“First of all, it was a tight game, Ferris played well and it was an extremely hard game. Getting the first goal was very important, and something we're going to have to work toward tomorrow as well.”

On game differences between tonight and yesterday:

“I thought we played with more urgency tonight. For whatever reason last night we didn't seem to have the same jump in our step tonight. It's going to have to be the same tomorrow. It's going to be a battle playing three in a row. You have to come up with energy, and whichever team does that is going to win the game.”

On Jerry Kuhn:

I thought Jerry was very good. He made a big time save at the end of the second that could have tied it 2-2. Jerry is a great goal tender.”

On pre-season conditioning playing a factor:

“You have to come up with as most energy as you can. We work hard, and they work hard, so it's going to come down to that.  It could be very neutral, and then it comes down to who makes a great play at the right moment.”

On Shane Bershback:

“He felt more comfortable from the drop of the puck tonight. You have to get into a game situation to feel it out. We played him normally last night, and I thought he was ready for it. You still have to gain confidence from taking hits, and he feels good.”

On Western's defense:

“I think to be successful you have to be committed, and being committed means paying the price and blocking shots. That to me is one of the biggest signs of toughness. Our guys did a good job of that tonight, as did their guys, it was a very close game.”