Mike Kemp Quotes


We came up with this necklace that we could have designed and made so each player could get one. It's one of a kind, only made for us. - Mike Kemp



Those guys played awesome tonight. They were aggressive, they were quick - when they were on the ice they were threatening with frequency. - Mike Kemp



This to us is a gratifying accomplishment to be here. But it's certainly not the culmination of what we feel is our season, or the culmination of what we are hoping to do as a program. This is just the start. We talked about this after the selection show. It's great to have the opportunity to compete in the national tournament and be here to play. But frankly for us, it's one step in what we hope is a longer stay in the tournament. - Mike Kemp



They're a great hockey team, so it's going to be a challenge. Obviously, we both ended up tied in the league for a reason. We're both very similar hockey teams in ability and it will be a challenge to go in there... Winning four games on somebody else's ice in a season is a challenge. - Mike Kemp



They were a much more physical team than we were. The back wall was an area where they really took it to us. - Mike Kemp



Over the course of my career there's been many that have been memorable...without reservation, the most memorable night I've ever had coaching was not winning the National Championship, that was a great night. But it probably was the night we played Bowling Green and won here to go to the Joe in our first year of our program. - Mike Kemp



Obviously, we're taking away a lot of positives for the season. We've got a national scoring leader, conference player of the year and we're one of the top scoring teams in the nation. I think we're seeing a constant improvement in this team. The way the season ended doesn't diminish what the accomplishments were this year. - Mike Kemp