well... after that utter destruction last nite that was the canada russia game im suddenly not too worried about the game we're facing ahead of us this weekend.
boozehounds are the team we're playing, the highest scorer on their team has 3 points in 5 games. there are 3 players with 3 points. hmm, something tells me i shouldnt be reading into this too much though. this is going to be a tough game because we have been playing like tits lately and need to have a good game this weekend.
saturday night is pepin's club event shit that he's been planning for a while, definately not drinking on saturday. game at noon, gonna be a doozie.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
game 7
im rattled... and not just from that disgusting display of terrible hockey last nite in the canada/usa game where martin brodeur proved that i'm right and he is a useless tit.
we were playing a team yesterday at 11am and they are about equal with us in the standings.
they were running on a short bench for a lot of the game and we should have been able to easily handle them if we had only just attempted to cycle the ball even a tiny bit. but guess what, we didnt and we pretty much sucked yesterday.
i wont get ahead of myself, the score was tied at 0-0 going into the 3rd period and we were playing decent enough to go on some nice rushes into their end and get some good scoring chances but at the same time, they were able to walk right into our end sometimes and get their own good chances.
fast forward to about 7 minutes left in the game. they get a goal, i cant really remember how so ill ask around and hopefully someone will remember and i can update this later. bottom line is that we're losing and the clock is slowly moving towards 0:00
to make matters worse, kotch gets a penalty for kind of nudging this sissy on the other team into the boards and he falls on the ground and flails like a little girl. no, let me rephrase that, kotch nailed this guy into the boards, a pretty bad ass check actually and ROCKED him. it was funny to see a guy get tagged pretty hard by kotch.
so we're a man down with like 3 minutes left and playing pretty good penalty kill, so good actually that johnston brings it into their end with hackett running at the net and wires a powerfull slapper right at the goalie's head and it just smacks him in the cage and falls right to the ground in front of him and onto hacketts stick and he burries it to tie the game up. nice shot kevin.
time is running down in regulation and its tied. the ball is in our end and ross is battling in front of the net with this guy and the guy tries to lift smiley's stick and actually raises the stick and smacks himself in the face with ross's stick. penalty with 2 seconds left in the game going into overtime but high sticking, kind of weak call but oh well. to make matters worse its a 4 minute penalty.
we played the first 3 minutes of overtime really well considering it was 4 on 3 and we were actually able to stop any chances they had. we had killed off about 3 minutes of the penalty and it looked like we were going to get a chance at even strength but then they scored to end the game. i dont really remember this goal either but who cares, it wasnt for us so why would i bother trying to remember it. the point is that we lost.
i had a terrible game, absolutely horrible. i made some STUPID decisions and pretty much cost us the game. next saturday night im not staying up till 4am.
cowin played well, so did everyone else including baskie (MVP of the game). cainer was up on forward for a bit and we have a new line combination ill call "the speed line". cainer, ross and hackett are the fastest forward line ive ever seen. i know for a fact that no one in the league will be able to keep up to them the next time they play together. we need to use that line to our advantage.
looking forward to next week. we are not going to lose again.
we were playing a team yesterday at 11am and they are about equal with us in the standings.
they were running on a short bench for a lot of the game and we should have been able to easily handle them if we had only just attempted to cycle the ball even a tiny bit. but guess what, we didnt and we pretty much sucked yesterday.
i wont get ahead of myself, the score was tied at 0-0 going into the 3rd period and we were playing decent enough to go on some nice rushes into their end and get some good scoring chances but at the same time, they were able to walk right into our end sometimes and get their own good chances.
fast forward to about 7 minutes left in the game. they get a goal, i cant really remember how so ill ask around and hopefully someone will remember and i can update this later. bottom line is that we're losing and the clock is slowly moving towards 0:00
to make matters worse, kotch gets a penalty for kind of nudging this sissy on the other team into the boards and he falls on the ground and flails like a little girl. no, let me rephrase that, kotch nailed this guy into the boards, a pretty bad ass check actually and ROCKED him. it was funny to see a guy get tagged pretty hard by kotch.
so we're a man down with like 3 minutes left and playing pretty good penalty kill, so good actually that johnston brings it into their end with hackett running at the net and wires a powerfull slapper right at the goalie's head and it just smacks him in the cage and falls right to the ground in front of him and onto hacketts stick and he burries it to tie the game up. nice shot kevin.
time is running down in regulation and its tied. the ball is in our end and ross is battling in front of the net with this guy and the guy tries to lift smiley's stick and actually raises the stick and smacks himself in the face with ross's stick. penalty with 2 seconds left in the game going into overtime but high sticking, kind of weak call but oh well. to make matters worse its a 4 minute penalty.
we played the first 3 minutes of overtime really well considering it was 4 on 3 and we were actually able to stop any chances they had. we had killed off about 3 minutes of the penalty and it looked like we were going to get a chance at even strength but then they scored to end the game. i dont really remember this goal either but who cares, it wasnt for us so why would i bother trying to remember it. the point is that we lost.
i had a terrible game, absolutely horrible. i made some STUPID decisions and pretty much cost us the game. next saturday night im not staying up till 4am.
cowin played well, so did everyone else including baskie (MVP of the game). cainer was up on forward for a bit and we have a new line combination ill call "the speed line". cainer, ross and hackett are the fastest forward line ive ever seen. i know for a fact that no one in the league will be able to keep up to them the next time they play together. we need to use that line to our advantage.
looking forward to next week. we are not going to lose again.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
pond monday
monday was a great day. aside from the fact that i had the day off from work we had a mini team practice. and when i say mini i mean there were about 6 players from our team that came out to play some pond hockey. overall it was still pretty fun though.
we played for 2.5 hours and i coulda gone for atleast another hour.
we played a little 3 vs 3 for the whole time, switching teams a couple times. not gonna say it was an effective practice considering it was ice hockey and we play floor hockey but it still builds team chemistry. if you learn more and more about how someone plays and their tendencies then it pays off on the floor.
we played for 2.5 hours and i coulda gone for atleast another hour.
we played a little 3 vs 3 for the whole time, switching teams a couple times. not gonna say it was an effective practice considering it was ice hockey and we play floor hockey but it still builds team chemistry. if you learn more and more about how someone plays and their tendencies then it pays off on the floor.
Monday, February 15, 2010
game #6
well well well... the day after im still rattled from this one. we were playing the Slakers, who probably meant to call themselves the "slackers" but are idiots and dont know how to spell so it looks more like the Lakers of the NBA with an S added to the front. morons.
ok, onto the game. we started off great yesterday. our first shift ended up getting a goal which is always nice and we kept up a fast pace of play all of the first period. by the first break it was 3-0 for us and we were playing very well and had the other team on their asses. they were shook, we could tell. then something happened, i like to believe that we looked up at the score and realized that we were beating the hell out of the first place team and thought "what the hell are we doing? we should be losing!" and that mentality screwed us. our second period was still good but we were slowing down, letting them cycle the ball in our end and get chances. those chances led to their first goal of the game and the second period ended with us leading 3-1 but our heads were obviously not in the game.
they came out strong in the third and we played like absolute shit. i like how ross summed it all up after the game, we were talking on our bench in the first 2 periods, the third period came and our bench was silent. not a good thing for nobody on a team to be talking to their team mates when your team is leading 3-1 in the third period.
they got 2 goals, one which was decent and one which was shit and tied the game up and we were expecting OT to settle it. never make assumtpions. those goals re-energized them and they scored a goal with 30 seconds left in the game to go ahead for good. shitty way to lose a game against the best team.
notes:
- hackett was away on a trip to some eastern province and he might have fared better with him.
- brawlette was a call-up for us and it was nice to see him back on our bench for a minivans game. he didnt have an amazing game but played hard and puked his ass off during the game.
- solid play by cowin, got a nice assist on my goal
we're 3-3 now, we need to win every game from now on.
ok, onto the game. we started off great yesterday. our first shift ended up getting a goal which is always nice and we kept up a fast pace of play all of the first period. by the first break it was 3-0 for us and we were playing very well and had the other team on their asses. they were shook, we could tell. then something happened, i like to believe that we looked up at the score and realized that we were beating the hell out of the first place team and thought "what the hell are we doing? we should be losing!" and that mentality screwed us. our second period was still good but we were slowing down, letting them cycle the ball in our end and get chances. those chances led to their first goal of the game and the second period ended with us leading 3-1 but our heads were obviously not in the game.
they came out strong in the third and we played like absolute shit. i like how ross summed it all up after the game, we were talking on our bench in the first 2 periods, the third period came and our bench was silent. not a good thing for nobody on a team to be talking to their team mates when your team is leading 3-1 in the third period.
they got 2 goals, one which was decent and one which was shit and tied the game up and we were expecting OT to settle it. never make assumtpions. those goals re-energized them and they scored a goal with 30 seconds left in the game to go ahead for good. shitty way to lose a game against the best team.
notes:
- hackett was away on a trip to some eastern province and he might have fared better with him.
- brawlette was a call-up for us and it was nice to see him back on our bench for a minivans game. he didnt have an amazing game but played hard and puked his ass off during the game.
- solid play by cowin, got a nice assist on my goal
we're 3-3 now, we need to win every game from now on.
Monday, February 8, 2010
game 5 AKA team practice AKA shooting clinic
as i said in the title... yesterday's game was a clinic. we blasted the other team and as bad as it sounds, im glad we beat them 7-1. our team needed a big win and we got it last nite thanks to awesome play from our forwards and defence. id have to say ross was my "Monster" for yesterday's game. he was all over the floor and if he didnt have the ball he was either getting open or pressuring the other team into making stupid mistakes, which they did a lot yesterday.
we started off the game with a bang. my second shift on me and cow were fighting for the ball in front of the net and it went into the corner. cow went after it and gained control and fired it out front and i banged the ball into the net for a quick 1-0 lead. after that our team never looked back. it was 4-1 by the end of the first and we were just getting started. ross had 2 goals yesterday and was too close to getting a third for his hat trick, kotchie had an ugly goal from the blue line, he pretty much just stepped up and slapped the ball and their goalie flopped on the save. jason had a beautiful back handed top cheese goal after he walked out in front of the net, hackett had a noce goal as well and overall it was a great game and good confidence builder for our team. we need that confidence so that we'll play well when we play the teams that are actually good in our league.
johnson had 3 assists on the game and got credited with kotchie's goal so hes pretty much either 1st or 2nd in the league right now in points. stabs played a great game, he played his ass off and it showed. he puked his guts out on the bench and went back on and almost scored a goal. brawley was back in the lineup after missing a few weeks with a hamstring injury and he was a welcome addition back into our high-powered offence. i cant stress enough how nice it is to have Kells back on our team and on defence. his defensive play is stellar every time he gets on the floor and since he came back we've been playing better as a team. cainer was back down on defence this week and had a good game also. special mention to cowin. his first game playing up and he is the big body we need in front of the net and pissing off the defense from the other team when we have the ball deep in their end. he played a great game yesterday and was definately one of the 3 stars of the game.
3 stars.
1. ross
2. cowin
3. baskie
we are now 2nd place in the league with 6 points. first place is occupied by a few teams and they all have 8 points.
not too sure who we play next week but we'll be missing hackett. gotta go out there and play like we dont need him. we should be fine, i mean... hackett is probably the best player on our team but we're a team and we should manage.
good game this week team.
i almost forgot!! baskie made one of the most beautiful saves ive ever seen in a game in the 3rd period with about 5 seconds remaining. he dove over from one side of the net to the other and robbed the opposince player of a for sure goal blindly. and i mean ROBBED. this kid must ahve gone home crying, he had a wide open net and got jacked. beauty save baskie, and good playing today.
we started off the game with a bang. my second shift on me and cow were fighting for the ball in front of the net and it went into the corner. cow went after it and gained control and fired it out front and i banged the ball into the net for a quick 1-0 lead. after that our team never looked back. it was 4-1 by the end of the first and we were just getting started. ross had 2 goals yesterday and was too close to getting a third for his hat trick, kotchie had an ugly goal from the blue line, he pretty much just stepped up and slapped the ball and their goalie flopped on the save. jason had a beautiful back handed top cheese goal after he walked out in front of the net, hackett had a noce goal as well and overall it was a great game and good confidence builder for our team. we need that confidence so that we'll play well when we play the teams that are actually good in our league.
johnson had 3 assists on the game and got credited with kotchie's goal so hes pretty much either 1st or 2nd in the league right now in points. stabs played a great game, he played his ass off and it showed. he puked his guts out on the bench and went back on and almost scored a goal. brawley was back in the lineup after missing a few weeks with a hamstring injury and he was a welcome addition back into our high-powered offence. i cant stress enough how nice it is to have Kells back on our team and on defence. his defensive play is stellar every time he gets on the floor and since he came back we've been playing better as a team. cainer was back down on defence this week and had a good game also. special mention to cowin. his first game playing up and he is the big body we need in front of the net and pissing off the defense from the other team when we have the ball deep in their end. he played a great game yesterday and was definately one of the 3 stars of the game.
3 stars.
1. ross
2. cowin
3. baskie
we are now 2nd place in the league with 6 points. first place is occupied by a few teams and they all have 8 points.
not too sure who we play next week but we'll be missing hackett. gotta go out there and play like we dont need him. we should be fine, i mean... hackett is probably the best player on our team but we're a team and we should manage.
good game this week team.
i almost forgot!! baskie made one of the most beautiful saves ive ever seen in a game in the 3rd period with about 5 seconds remaining. he dove over from one side of the net to the other and robbed the opposince player of a for sure goal blindly. and i mean ROBBED. this kid must ahve gone home crying, he had a wide open net and got jacked. beauty save baskie, and good playing today.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)