 Welcome back to the Dominic doll show presented by Buffalo Wild Wings I'm Sam Murray joined now a Stevenson men's ice hockey head coach Dominic dolls and coach Finished at the first half of the season on the road at number 10 Utica and then at Nazareth You've fallen over time to Utica two to one and then finish in a 1-1 overtime tie versus Nazareth. Talk about those games I mean again, I think it was kind of a continuation of the week before I think our last three games we've played the best we've played all year in terms of what we're looking to do And what we're what we're trying to do. I mean the Utica game The guys did everything we we asked of them and you know it kind of comes down to You know the bounce of a puck or a bad call at the at the end of the game and it was unfortunate the next night I mean, I thought we played well, you know, I a lot of opportunities out chanced them Just couldn't finish it seems like we're you know The power play and things like that were carrying us early in the year and I don't think we were playing as well Now we're seem to be playing well and we're not scoring goals So it's we've got to find a way to put the two together Yeah, you fell behind early or fell behind in both those games one nothing But we're able to respond in both of them to tie them talk about the the resilience of able to come back after falling down on The road. Yeah, I mean I think it shows a lot. I mean Again, I think it's it's been the past for you like it's we're playing harder. We're competing harder We're not quitting. I think mentally the guys were right in it on all three nights I mean you can see the frustration in the group in terms of the not scoring goals and not contributing and you know They want to contribute but They're kind of stay in the course and work in and I think that's one of those things that over time You know you get a little confidence You start getting some getting some bounces instead of having the bounces go against you Yeah, and that Utica game Jacob Caffrey and that had a career high 46 saves talk about his play this season I mean again for the most part he's been our backbone and our rock and our kind of our most consistent player for night and and night out and You know his job that every night is to give us a chance to win and that's You know, that's what he did. Yeah, so you guys are done for this first half of the season But you guys have a unique opportunity. I know if every four years you can do an international trip So you guys are headed to Europe in France and Switzerland talk about that upcoming. Yeah I mean, I think the group is super super excited. I know we leave it a couple days trying to get ready and Prepare for that and you know what to do and what the pack and all that stuff But yeah, I'll go into the French Alps in Switzerland will play five games against five five pro teams I think we're opening up at at Chamonix and Chamonix, which is a French Magnus League team that You know, there'll be quite a few division one players American hockey league players and maybe some guys with NHL experience on the team so Should be fun in terms of level play and seeing fun new exciting places in the world All coach. We wish you a safe trip safe trip abroad. Happy holidays and a happy new year. You too. Thank you See you back here in 2018 for coach Dominic dolls. I'm Sam Murray and this has been the Dominic doll shell