Aaron Vickers
FCHockey
The game today was all Swiss in the first period, and while the shots were close (14-11) the play wasn't.
Campbell saved the group to the point that each and every USA player came off the bench to give him a tap at the end of the first period, a move usually reserved for the end of the game.
The Americans went on to outshoot the Swiss 38-8 over the course of the final two periods.
Not only did Campbell hold them in there, he provided the best post-game quotes, particularly when talking about Benjamin Conz, the Swiss goaltender who stopped 46 shots.
“Oh he played great. I was getting a little nervous there. It was one of those games where the other goalie was standing on his head and they didn’t get too many shots. He played great all night and we were lucky to bury a few on him at the end. To pop that third one at the end of the game really took the nerves off it.â€
The last sentence was just great. Campbell was dead serious about not being comfortable about the game until AJ Jenks scored with 3:24 left in the game.
Cudos to Jack Campbell.
Campbell saved the group to the point that each and every USA player came off the bench to give him a tap at the end of the first period, a move usually reserved for the end of the game.
The Americans went on to outshoot the Swiss 38-8 over the course of the final two periods.
Not only did Campbell hold them in there, he provided the best post-game quotes, particularly when talking about Benjamin Conz, the Swiss goaltender who stopped 46 shots.
“Oh he played great. I was getting a little nervous there. It was one of those games where the other goalie was standing on his head and they didn’t get too many shots. He played great all night and we were lucky to bury a few on him at the end. To pop that third one at the end of the game really took the nerves off it.â€
The last sentence was just great. Campbell was dead serious about not being comfortable about the game until AJ Jenks scored with 3:24 left in the game.
Cudos to Jack Campbell.