He keeps it simple and pushes the kids hard and teaches to take pride in your responsibilities.

It's a good sign of the character of these kids. We're pretty pleased with that.

Number one, we have some guts. They've worked hard to find something extra in the tank at the end of a game. Number two, the kids expect to win and do what it takes to win.

Allen made a great play. They were really stopping the run in the first half, but we thought if we could get on track that he might be able to break one.

I kept telling the kids not to give up and they never did. We played with a lot of pride. The kids left everything on the ice and that's all I can ask as a coach.

They're all kind of blue-collar guys, you know, hard-nosed kids. All of them are very strong, take pride in their strength.