Interview w/ RIT's head coach + some comments about cornell
Posted by jaybert
Interview w/ RIT's head coach + some comments about cornell
Posted by: jaybert (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: October 02, 2005 11:39PM
[Q]LB: What do you think of the Corner Crew? I've heard that the Cornell fans will make us look "tame".
WW: "The Corner Crew is certainly something that anyone's that played here really appreciates, from the coaching staff to the players, to the former players. That's why we decided my first year here, that we would salute the Corner Crew after every game. Of course, we're saluting all our fans, but I think that the Corner Crew is kind of a special group that represents what college hockey is all about. You like to have that niche of fans that just make the game more enjoyable. They're very creative and very instrumental to RIT hockey tradition, history and future. For example if, you go to the Cornell and Michigan rinks; they're not pretty rinks. By all means, they're not top of the line, meaning they don't have all the bells and whistles. What they do have is tremendous tradition. Their fans are what bring those buildings to life, and I would say the exact same thing for our rink. We show recruits around and if we're not playing, it's kind of hard to give them that sense of environment we play in. When the Corner Crew and the rest of our fans come to a game, our rink really has a life of it's own. It really comes to life and has a great personality. We may not seat what those other rinks do, but we'll certainly give the entertainment value and make it very enjoyable. I've got some pictures on the wall in my office that captures this at RIT. Every season we'll do more promotions to help keep up the RIT tradition."[/Q]
Some other good quotes:
[Q]When we play teams like Cornell after Christmas, we'll know what it takes to win at the national level, not just at Atlantic Hockey. I expect Cornell to be one of the top five teams in the country.[/Q]
[Q]Our schedule's going to be very challenging and maybe to the casual fan it won't be as noticed. To play Cornell is hard enough, but to be in Clarkson the night before you play in Cornell, and Cornell's rested, is difficult.[/Q]
looks like their coach has a lot of respect for us....hopefully we'll have people around for the game against RIT during winter break and show them how we do it. I'm sure they'll be bringing alot of people as I think school will be starting for them around that date so all students should be back.
Rest can be found at: [www.ritcornercrew.org]
WW: "The Corner Crew is certainly something that anyone's that played here really appreciates, from the coaching staff to the players, to the former players. That's why we decided my first year here, that we would salute the Corner Crew after every game. Of course, we're saluting all our fans, but I think that the Corner Crew is kind of a special group that represents what college hockey is all about. You like to have that niche of fans that just make the game more enjoyable. They're very creative and very instrumental to RIT hockey tradition, history and future. For example if, you go to the Cornell and Michigan rinks; they're not pretty rinks. By all means, they're not top of the line, meaning they don't have all the bells and whistles. What they do have is tremendous tradition. Their fans are what bring those buildings to life, and I would say the exact same thing for our rink. We show recruits around and if we're not playing, it's kind of hard to give them that sense of environment we play in. When the Corner Crew and the rest of our fans come to a game, our rink really has a life of it's own. It really comes to life and has a great personality. We may not seat what those other rinks do, but we'll certainly give the entertainment value and make it very enjoyable. I've got some pictures on the wall in my office that captures this at RIT. Every season we'll do more promotions to help keep up the RIT tradition."[/Q]
Some other good quotes:
[Q]When we play teams like Cornell after Christmas, we'll know what it takes to win at the national level, not just at Atlantic Hockey. I expect Cornell to be one of the top five teams in the country.[/Q]
[Q]Our schedule's going to be very challenging and maybe to the casual fan it won't be as noticed. To play Cornell is hard enough, but to be in Clarkson the night before you play in Cornell, and Cornell's rested, is difficult.[/Q]
looks like their coach has a lot of respect for us....hopefully we'll have people around for the game against RIT during winter break and show them how we do it. I'm sure they'll be bringing alot of people as I think school will be starting for them around that date so all students should be back.
Rest can be found at: [www.ritcornercrew.org]
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