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Then, kind of just taking advantage of those opportunities that we get once we get them, and having a shooting mindset.
So kind of going in with that. Just shot the puck, and was fortunate enough for it to go in.
So it was good.
And we just want to keep building as this tournament goes on as a team, for sure," he said.
The Sagueneens roster utilized a full day off on Monday to recover from their back-to-back weekend games, a break that players credit with helping them prepare for Kitchener.
"We’ve built this bond, almost as brothers, and there’s a lot of love, a lot of comradery, and i think it shows in our play as we’ve gone through the playoffs where we’ve gotten better and better," Lefebvre said.
"The day off is definitely going to help us; [it] kind of allowed us to reset and re-focus," he added.
Chicoutimi head coach Yanick Jean expressed satisfaction with his team's resilience after playing two highly competitive games in a 24-hour span.
"It's a huge win, but we've got to keep growing into the tournament," Jean said.
Jean acknowledged that facing the nation's top junior teams leaves no room for complacency, though his squad drew valuable experience from their rigorous playoff run.
"It's not an easy situation when you play against great teams, and in that kind of tournament.
Playing 2-in-2, so you know we played those kind of games in the playoffs a lot.
