Head Coach Andy Murray

On the weekend overall...

"They were hard fought battles this weekend. We didn't get the job done. We credit Michigan for playing really good hockey the last two nights. We played with some energy. We had guys that wanted to get the job done but somehow we were physically blocked. We talked about mental toughness before the game, being strong mentally and being physically loose. You have to credit your opponent with putting pressure on us, when they came to our building and out shoot us the way that they did for forty minutes of the hockey game; that's a credit to them. By the same token we take responsibility. I told the players after the game that as a coach I wish I had done more to get them to the Joe next weekend. That's my responsiblity as the coach. When we win, I believe it's the players, and when we aren't as successful I think it's the coaches responsibilty."

On start of the game...

"We had some puck possession, and we had guys that just couldn't penetrate through to the net. They cme in with a shot-first mentality, and we certainly were asking that of our players. It's something we've been working on in practice for the past two weeks, is wide driving pucks to the net, and getting more bodies in there. It's combination of them have a shot-mentality and us not being direct enough with our game. It's a credit to their defensemen getting in the way and blocking shooting lanes but we needed to do more."

On NCAA performance...

"We had a discussion in the room, and until our players leave this campus they are Broncos. They are Bronco hockey players, and Bronco athletes so they have a code of conduct they need to follow and take care of themselves. We will take tomorrow and Monday off, and we'll meet with them on Tuesday. Our idea is to continue to prepare. I told our players that there has been a lot of great work here this year, and if the work that we have done earlier this season is enough then we deserve that spot in the NCAA tournament."