Pete Sauer Quotations

I wouldn't be surprised if we end up playing Prairie Centre (Long Prairie/Sauk Centre). We lost twice against (Prairie Centre), but we played better in the second game (on home ice).

Bryce and Chris are among the seven seniors that are pretty special to me because I coached them two years with the high school and two years with Bantams. So it was hard to see Bryce and Chris in street clothes for the playoffs.

We're now healthy and we're improving. Our guys are working hard. We just need to be a little more consistent.

Our inability to play consistent is the reason we're 3-6. We also weren't ready to play against Sauk Centre. They jumped on us early and that was the end.

Brandon gave up four goals, but I'm proud of the way he played. It makes it tougher when you get the nod (because of an injury to Bryce Szymanski) on short notice to start your first playoff game. But he did a heck of a job all year for us.

I'm proud of the way our kids fought through a lot of turmoil this season. They (tragically) lost two classmates this past year and we also had a lot of injuries that led to lineup changes. But our kids didn't quit.

It was good that we got a jump on them early because (Ely) came on strong in the end. We did a nice job holding them off because Ely is a pretty good team.

We gave them a better game than the first time we played them. I thought we played pretty well. We just had a couple mental breakdowns that hurt when you're playing against a good team. We also came out flat in the first period.

It's hard to lose the No. 2 goalie in the section and also one of your top scorers, but our kids still expected to win. And it was one of our better games of the season despite the final score.