Rand Pecknold, Soren Jonzzon and Travis St. Denis Address Media at NCAA Tournament
3/25/2016 4:23:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
ALBANY, New York - Nationally-ranked No. 1/1 QU men's ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold as well as captain Soren Jonzzon (Mountain View, California) and Travis St. Denis (Trail, British Columbia) addressed the media on Friday afternoon following their practice at the Times Union Center.
Quinnipiac qualified for its fourth straight NCAA Tournament after winning the Cleary Cup and Whitleaw Cup as the ECAC Hockey regular season and tournament champions.
The Bobcats will face RIT on Saturday, March 26 at 4 PM at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.
For fan information, click here.
For the NCAA East Regional Preview, click here.
Notable Quotes:
Soren Jonzzon
"[Having the number one seed] is huge for us. At this point, any of the 16 teams can win on any given night. RIT is coming off a conference championship, and playing their best hockey of the year. They're not a team to be taken lightly."
"The ECAC doesn't have easy games. It does a great job to prepare us for playoff hockey."
"[Having been here the last four years] we are comfortable in this environment. It allows us to treat it as a usual game, and not focus on the extracurriculars of the tournament."
"This [referring to Albany and TUC] is a great environment. With us being a few hours away and RIT being so close, we are hoping to have a good turnout. It's always great to play in front of a crowd."
Travis St. Denis
"We need to focus on what we do as a team and do our homework."
"Our league is one of the best in the country, and it does a great job preparing us."
"It's nice to be playing so close to school. I know we have a couple of fan buses coming up, so we are hoping to put on a good show for the crowd."
Rand Packnold
"We are excited to be here. We have full respect for RIT. They are a great team. Wayne [RIT coach] does a great job with his guys, and he is undefeated in the first round. We're ready to go. We're hungry, and we look forward to a good game."
"We want to stay the course like we have all season. We have a professional attitude when it comes to game prep, and the guys have really bought in. We are #1 in the country, but every time it's a game. It's battle mode for every game. If we can avoid a d bad bounce out of the gate tomorrow, we'll be good to go."
"We haven't been overconfident once this season, and that helps us. This is a special group, and they'll be ready."
"The ECAC is a phenomenal league. It's a deep league and a grind every year. We need to compete and pay attention to detail. The guys have really bought in to that."
"You want to have all your players available, but injuries happen. This is hockey, and you need to adjust. We have good depth this year which is a big reason for a lot of our success. We have to be ready to go, and attack the net tomorrow."
"This is great venue, and a great hockey town. I'm excited to here and for the challenge to play RIT."
Quinnipiac qualified for its fourth straight NCAA Tournament after winning the Cleary Cup and Whitleaw Cup as the ECAC Hockey regular season and tournament champions.
The Bobcats will face RIT on Saturday, March 26 at 4 PM at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.
For fan information, click here.
For the NCAA East Regional Preview, click here.
Notable Quotes:
Soren Jonzzon
"[Having the number one seed] is huge for us. At this point, any of the 16 teams can win on any given night. RIT is coming off a conference championship, and playing their best hockey of the year. They're not a team to be taken lightly."
"The ECAC doesn't have easy games. It does a great job to prepare us for playoff hockey."
"[Having been here the last four years] we are comfortable in this environment. It allows us to treat it as a usual game, and not focus on the extracurriculars of the tournament."
"This [referring to Albany and TUC] is a great environment. With us being a few hours away and RIT being so close, we are hoping to have a good turnout. It's always great to play in front of a crowd."
Travis St. Denis
"We need to focus on what we do as a team and do our homework."
"Our league is one of the best in the country, and it does a great job preparing us."
"It's nice to be playing so close to school. I know we have a couple of fan buses coming up, so we are hoping to put on a good show for the crowd."
Rand Packnold
"We are excited to be here. We have full respect for RIT. They are a great team. Wayne [RIT coach] does a great job with his guys, and he is undefeated in the first round. We're ready to go. We're hungry, and we look forward to a good game."
"We want to stay the course like we have all season. We have a professional attitude when it comes to game prep, and the guys have really bought in. We are #1 in the country, but every time it's a game. It's battle mode for every game. If we can avoid a d bad bounce out of the gate tomorrow, we'll be good to go."
"We haven't been overconfident once this season, and that helps us. This is a special group, and they'll be ready."
"The ECAC is a phenomenal league. It's a deep league and a grind every year. We need to compete and pay attention to detail. The guys have really bought in to that."
"You want to have all your players available, but injuries happen. This is hockey, and you need to adjust. We have good depth this year which is a big reason for a lot of our success. We have to be ready to go, and attack the net tomorrow."
"This is great venue, and a great hockey town. I'm excited to here and for the challenge to play RIT."
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