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The
following
is
a
look
at
the
highlights
of
Marcel
Patenaude’s
press
conference
on
Wednesday,
when
the
Halifax
Mooseheads
general
manager
took
some
time
to
discuss
the
2007-08
season
that
ended
in
disappointment
last
week.
The Mooseheads were eliminated in four straight by the Gatineau Olympiques in the QMJHL semifinals.
Owner Bobby Smith did not attend because he had returned to his home in Phoenix and had laryngitis. Head coach Cam Russell was not present due to a family emergency.
Patenaude's comments are in italics.
**** “We’re all disappointed and very frustrated at the end of the season. Sometimes we forget the good things we’ve done during the season and we focus only on the bad things. Bobby and I and Cam were definitely very disappointed and frustrated at the end of the season. There are things that we have to address and topics we’ll have to make sure for the future of the franchise that we take care.”
**** “I’ll start with the Gatineau series. Obviously it was very disappointing. I think a lot of people take only that for granted, that that’s our season, that series. There were a lot of good things that happened. Obviously, that was a bad thing. We were very disappointed. The Gatineau series started with great things, with some hype about us winning against Cape Breton (in the quarter-finals). The Cape Breton staff and hockey people from Cape Breton were surprised in our commitment, our grit and everything with our hockey club. That’s something people say we’re lacking, but against Cape Breton we showed part of our colours. A lot of people were proud of the way we played. We talked, I talked to the coaching staff, Bobby, me, everyone thought we were on the right track.
“But after that, our preparation, a few things became obvious in that series against Gatineau. The hype, I think of playing that well, caused some players to be a bit comfortable, and people were misled for the second time in three years by Gatineau. They were using the card of being the underdog and they used it pretty well. ...[next page]
The Mooseheads were eliminated in four straight by the Gatineau Olympiques in the QMJHL semifinals.
Owner Bobby Smith did not attend because he had returned to his home in Phoenix and had laryngitis. Head coach Cam Russell was not present due to a family emergency.
Patenaude's comments are in italics.
**** “We’re all disappointed and very frustrated at the end of the season. Sometimes we forget the good things we’ve done during the season and we focus only on the bad things. Bobby and I and Cam were definitely very disappointed and frustrated at the end of the season. There are things that we have to address and topics we’ll have to make sure for the future of the franchise that we take care.”
**** “I’ll start with the Gatineau series. Obviously it was very disappointing. I think a lot of people take only that for granted, that that’s our season, that series. There were a lot of good things that happened. Obviously, that was a bad thing. We were very disappointed. The Gatineau series started with great things, with some hype about us winning against Cape Breton (in the quarter-finals). The Cape Breton staff and hockey people from Cape Breton were surprised in our commitment, our grit and everything with our hockey club. That’s something people say we’re lacking, but against Cape Breton we showed part of our colours. A lot of people were proud of the way we played. We talked, I talked to the coaching staff, Bobby, me, everyone thought we were on the right track.
“But after that, our preparation, a few things became obvious in that series against Gatineau. The hype, I think of playing that well, caused some players to be a bit comfortable, and people were misled for the second time in three years by Gatineau. They were using the card of being the underdog and they used it pretty well. ...[next page]
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