Beanpot Post Game Quotes

Sorry once again. These are terribly late.

BC Coach Jerry York

General comments on the game:

Clearly, the first thought in my mind is that Northeastern played very well. I thought Thiessen was outstanding. One of our objectives going into the game was to create a lot of scoring chances and we did that, but Thiessen made some great saves. I thought there were some times were we played exceptionally well but we weren't rewarded for them.

I think we've still got something very special with this club. Sometimes success comes when you least expect it.

On goalie John Muse:
"I'm a big baseball fan. I've watched Sandy Koufax get shelled some nights and then he comes back and win 30 games. This wasn't his night. Goaltenders have to bounce back from different outings. John will be fine, he'll wake up tomorrow morning and be back where he was."


NU Coach Greg Cronin

I told my team this after the game, I'm not sure it was a 6-1 game. When you see the score from a distance, you say 'wow, Northeastern walloped BC,' but I told the players after the game we were very fortunate. Muse is an outstanding goalie, he's won a national championship.
We had multiple goals on the power play. I've said all along, if our power play gets going, we're going to be very dangerous offensively.

On growing into a contender and winning the first round game.
It's a game, the Beanpot's a game. I think all the media attention and national spotlight make more it larger then that. I asked us to focus on playing the game and executing the game plan and if we win or not, just do the best you can. Don't get caught up in the whirlwind media attention and the pressure. The drought that Northeastern's experienced over the years, it does weigh on us. Their kids, you can't filter out the media attention.

On the play of his seniors:

Well, I made a point to the underclassman that there's six of them playing in the game and this is there last chance at it. That goes with some responsibility for the seniors to play well. The seniors can't just sit there and be spectators and have a vanilla game. They've all got to have input and got to lead the team. I thought they did a very good job. Two guys that don't get a lot of credit, Liotti and Chisolm. They don't do anything great, but they're just real veteran players It's funny, I was watching them play tonight and you can't give freshman experience. Those guys understand the game, they know how to handle momentum swings. It's so important for the program to have people like that. I think they understand that there's another game to play, particularly for the Beanpot, and there's one on Friday, and that's just kind of the way we've been rolling through this year.


Ryan Ginand

Last year we started off slow and this is the last year for the seniors here. We know how much it means to the team to come with a victory, especially over BC. They're defending national champions and Beanpot champions. As for motivation, we look at every game the same, [we] just try and win.

All three years we were in the 5 o'clock game. The energy tonight was amazing. I didn't know what it was like and it was unbelievable. I can't wait for next week.


Brad Thiessen

On facing a large amount of shots

I like a lot of shots. It keeps me in the game. A lot of shots I saw all the way. [The defense] did a great job in front of me.

Chris Donovan

On his play in the game (1 goal/3 assists)

I try to be the first guy in every time. Rassey and Costa were great tonight, and McCauley and Quailer just made two great shots.



Here's the link to the different game stories:

Boston Herald

Boston Globe

NY Times


Also, I believe I said last night Muse was out of position for three of NU's goals Looking back, I actually think it was only two (Liotti's and Quailer's).