You could tell Jake was hurting out there, but he was great. Stockton really came to play, and Jake kept them in it.

I can remember driving by the park on the bus in high school and making fun of those guys out in the woods. I came back from college and my dad had started playing. I went out with him and the next thing you know, I'm buying my own discs.

Gardner is a good player, and he'll help a team. He didn't get many opportunities in Idaho, but he will in Stockton, and he will take advantage of them.

He's extremely strong with the puck. When he goes into the corner, I'll take him nine out of 10 times. With him, it's sometimes not the prettiest goal, but he does what a lot of others don't like doing. He goes to the net hard and bangs away at rebounds. He plays mainly a checking role and plays against other teams' top players. His potential is unlimited.

I like the fact that it is free and there is food.

I'm excited to work with a franchise as strong as San Jose. They've had great success the past few seasons going far into the playoffs, and to create the opportunity for some of their NHL prospects to play on our team is not only beneficial to us on the ice, but also exciting for our fans.

I try to make everyone in authority aware of the problem here, but I guess no one is going to take us seriously until a child is attacked.

It's a divisional rivalry and a regional rivalry, and it's natural that things are going to heat up. The games have been very competitive.

It is the beginning of a regional rivalry, plus when two teams play each other four times in five days, it can get pretty physical. I think you're two tough teams which play hard.

A lot of people who've had hotel reservations for months have had them canceled.