I told the kids that we need to start preparing to play in a playoff atmosphere. We have to be able to play with pressure. We had pressure on us tonight, and the kids responded very well.

Malden Catholic played a great game. And we're very proud of our kids and the way they played, not just tonight but all season.

When Orem came back the kids responded, and that tells me a lot about how they came to play tonight.

It was great to see our kids come out and get off to a great start and play well for 48 minutes. I think we played against some very good defenses in our non-conference schedule, and I think that has prepared us well.

It hasn't been easy for sure. I was on the phone with every single rink nearby, anyplace within reasonable driving distance.

The difference in the game was their goaltender. I think Ryan was on target tonight, and I think he was the difference. I would say, for 75 percent of the game, we out-performed them.