 Welcome back to the Dominic Dahl Show presented by Buffalo Wildwings. I'm Sam Murray joined now with Stevenson men's ice hockey head coach Dominic Dahls and coach a little bit different weekend last weekend just one game on the road at Almyra 2-2 overtime tie How important is is it to get that one point on the road? I mean obviously the goal was to go on there and get to but the one point was big I mean it was a pretty good back-and-forth hockey game. They had their opportunities. We had ours I thought Jake Kafe played Extremely well and gave us the opportunity to to win the game And that's you know, obviously what you what you want on him and you know We just couldn't capitalize on a few chances that we had Yeah, Jay Kafe was actually named both the Mac defensive player of the week and the UCHD goaltender of the week Going back to that tie Nine overtime games this season. Is it a mental thing with with the guys that it's another overtime game another tie? I think you can go both ways, right? Like we don't we're sick of tying absolutely, but We're also giving ourselves a chance to win every night and that's I think an important piece too. So Yeah, we're we're over it for the for the most part But you know at the end of the day if you have a chance to win at the end of the game I think that's an important piece to look especially at this point in the year Yeah, looking at this weekend. You have Utica and Nazareth Nazareth two really big games Think the top six teams are all separated by four points in the UCHD standings looking back to when you played them the first time You want to overtime with both of them fell and overtime to Utica and then tied Nazareth What are you looking to for your guys this weekend? I mean it's focus on Friday and and you know, we kind of control our we we win We'll be in very good shape here And if we win the next three games, but one game at a time Friday, we need to just Start on time get out. I'll get out front play hard early You know take advantage of you know being at being at home and energy I think that'll be an important, you know kind of piece for us if we're gonna be Successful and then we just we need to stay on the box and not give them anything that they don't they don't earn And then lastly Saturday senior day. I know it's only The second year of the program, but you have four seniors Jacob Kauffer is one of them that we mentioned Mike Davis Jordan Watt and Doug Rose What is the four of them meant to you to this team for the first, you know two years? I mean those Those guys are all I think irreplaceable. They gave us, you know Four big blocks in the in the foundation and you know an opportunity for this program to be even more competitive from the From the get-go and you know, I guess I'll be forever grateful for those guys in the impact They've they've made here, but I mean they've helped create a you know The championship culture here and you know one that we're hoping to grow and build upon as we as we kind of mature And and get a little bit older. Yeah, well coach. We wish you the best of luck this weekend, and we'll see you back here next week Thank you for coach Dominic Dolls. I'm Sam Murray, and this is the Dominic Doll Show