ESPN2 Analyst Asked For A Hug By Winning Coach In Emotional Aftermath Of National Championship

Some winners are going to Disney World.

Some cant wait to find their family.

Im just trying not to cry, Pecknold said toESPN2analyst Colby Cohen.I dont think I can do this.

Quinnipiac Bobcats give head coach Rand Pecknold a cooler bathTyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Its just awesome, awesome.

I cant, I cant.

I need a hug, give me a hug.

Cohen, a former NHL defenseman, complied with a hug (see below).

Quinnipiac won in dramatic fashion, scoring just 10 seconds into overtime.

Jacob Quillan redirected a pass into the Minnesota net.

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Just an awesome group, awesome culture.

… Pecknold said after his embrace of Cohen.

You cant put a value on what we just did for Quinnipiac University, what these boys did.

“I’m just trying not to cry.

I don’t think I can do this.

I’m just proud.

It’s just awesome, awesome.

I can’t, I can’t.

I need a hug, give me a hug.”