my mistake. i said that we won 8-1 yesterday...
we won 9-1
Monday, May 31, 2010
Game #4 of summer season
PWNED!!! thats all i can say about the team we played yesterday. i had my facebook status as "village arena, 6pm, be there or dont" and anyone that had actually taken the time and interest to come out to watch the game would have witnessed an absolute clinic being run by the minivans. it was more like a practice or a scrimmage for us.
we had stouty playin on our team because brawlet had to work. we were also missing kells because he was away somewhere, but that didnt really phaze us in the least. a goal in the first 2 minutes pretty much dictated what the pace of the game was gonna be for us.
our lines were playing really really well and we were able to keep the titans on their asses the entire game.
ross had a great game, he was hustling his ass off all game and really causing trouble for the titans in their own zone. he lit the lamp twice. cowin had a great game bothering the defence in front of their net and also scored 2 goals. stouty got one thanks to a beauty pass by johnson. johnson got one thanks to a beauty pass from stouty.
brawley got a nice shorthanded goal off a beauty behind the back pass by me that i totally didnt mean to do. i ant remember the rest of the goals right now so ill add more when i get home and have the scoresheet in front of me.
final score, 8-1 for the minivans. baskie had a good game, shitty that he didnt get a shutout.
more to come
p.s. Stabs couldnt finish yesterday
we had stouty playin on our team because brawlet had to work. we were also missing kells because he was away somewhere, but that didnt really phaze us in the least. a goal in the first 2 minutes pretty much dictated what the pace of the game was gonna be for us.
our lines were playing really really well and we were able to keep the titans on their asses the entire game.
ross had a great game, he was hustling his ass off all game and really causing trouble for the titans in their own zone. he lit the lamp twice. cowin had a great game bothering the defence in front of their net and also scored 2 goals. stouty got one thanks to a beauty pass by johnson. johnson got one thanks to a beauty pass from stouty.
brawley got a nice shorthanded goal off a beauty behind the back pass by me that i totally didnt mean to do. i ant remember the rest of the goals right now so ill add more when i get home and have the scoresheet in front of me.
final score, 8-1 for the minivans. baskie had a good game, shitty that he didnt get a shutout.
more to come
p.s. Stabs couldnt finish yesterday
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
week off
Yea so its the May 24 weekend. no game yesterday (today is monday). lookin forward to playing next week, we need a W. need need need need NEED one.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Game #3 - Summer Season
We played a really good team yesterday. probably the best team in the league and got beat thoroughly. one upside we can take from this is that they got their first 2 goals quick into the game and then only got one more the remaining 25 minuted of the game. they are fast, great at passing and really aware of whats going on on the floor. one of the benefits of being together 5 years and having players that play in the US on university teams during the school year.
we need to shoot more and practice breaking out of our zone. we also need to be faster with our passes and accurate.
we need to shoot more and practice breaking out of our zone. we also need to be faster with our passes and accurate.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Game #2 (Summer Season)
ahh, what a great feeling this wonderful monday morning. last nite we played the "second best team in the league" and controlled the pace of the game almost entirely (almost), and beat them. not only did we beat them, we sent a message to the roof daddies that we can compete with the best.
i wont get ahead of myself here, this was a close game for the first two periods, only in the 3rd did we really show what we can do. scoreless until 10 left in the 3rd, we played hard and we able to keep them out of our zone for most of the time and get shots on their net. the downside is that their goalie was wearing pads that are MASSIVE! and when i say that i mean he looked like he had bought pads that were 2 sizes too big (he probably did), and was able to cover a shitload of the net. the downside with having pads that are way too big is that you cant control your rebounds as well and we were able to use that to our advantage and get alot of second chances once we got the initial shot off.
i like the new line combinations for our team. 9 forwards makes 3 complete lines:
1. brawley, brawlett, stabs
2. johnson, hacket, cowin
3. ross, megit, gummsy
the reason why i like these lines is because its a pretty even distribution of speed and skill on each line and from what we've seen in one game, these lines are able to do the job their supposed to do.
the first line is good because we got 3 guys with dangles, 2 of them always know where the other one will be and the third has a booming slapshot and can deke and snipe cheeses when he pleases.
second line is key because its 2 amazing playmakers on a line with one of the hardest working players on our team. hack and johnson form a deadly duo and cowin is a grinder and gives it his all when hes on the floor.
line 3 is key too because me and jason have the fastest player on our team on our line. maybe even the fastest player in the league and that can come as an advantage when we see him streaking up the floor and no one can keep up with him.
OK, back to the game.
first period was relatively slow paced. yea, sure, we got a few good chances but we were still feeling out the bullets to see how they play. they didnt get very many shots or chances on our net, and that proves that our new line combinations were doing their jobs. me, ross and jason were playing well and i dont remember the ball being in our end for more than 10 seconds while we were on the floor.
second period got a little more exciting. hacket had some great chances but their goalie was able to stop each try with his pads. all 3 lines had some good chances but no one could beat the overly padded goalie. i was on with hack and cow at one point and hack gave me a beauty drop pass entering therir zone and i fired it off the goalie and he gave up a big rebound but no one was there to stuff it in the net.
on to the 3rd period. we came out strong and it paid off. first shift for line 1 was good, they kept the pressure on and line 2 was able to capitalize on that by keeping it in their end and johnson sniped a nice goal with 9:50 left and that seemed to pump our team up pretty well. the ensuing faceoff was won by us and went right back down into their end again and cowin rifled a quick shot past their goalie to make it 2-0 with about 9 left in the game. after that we knew we would have to keep up the pressure and keep playing to win and not play not to lose.
the bullets managed to get the game close by scoring a goal on an ugly breakdown in our zone, but their goalie ended their chances of a comeback by making a stupid play down in their end. we iced the ball and the ref was ready to blow his whistle when their goalie ran out to play it and ended up losing it to brawley. all he had to do was pass it to brawlet who was in front with a wide open net and he made it 3-1 with little time left. they pulled their goalie and we werent able to get an empty net goal even though we got about 9 shots from inside their blue line.
overall it was a good game, good win and we need to bring this confidence into next sunday because we're playing the Roof Daddies next week and this will be a tough game. tough, but not impossible.
on a side note, cowin had a great game and got a beauty goal. kells always makes rushes into the offensive zone and it great having a defense player that can do that and actually make plays. i got a bunch of shots but no dice. having ross back is beauty. jason had a great game and made some good plays that created scoring chances, our line is gonna get some goals soon, really soon. beavan needs to shoot every single time he gets the ball. baskie had a relatively easy game, compared to some of the games he's played when we cant do shit except watch him keep us in it.
NEXT UP: ROOF DADDIES. SUNDAY NIGHT, VILLAGE ARENA 8PM
i wont get ahead of myself here, this was a close game for the first two periods, only in the 3rd did we really show what we can do. scoreless until 10 left in the 3rd, we played hard and we able to keep them out of our zone for most of the time and get shots on their net. the downside is that their goalie was wearing pads that are MASSIVE! and when i say that i mean he looked like he had bought pads that were 2 sizes too big (he probably did), and was able to cover a shitload of the net. the downside with having pads that are way too big is that you cant control your rebounds as well and we were able to use that to our advantage and get alot of second chances once we got the initial shot off.
i like the new line combinations for our team. 9 forwards makes 3 complete lines:
1. brawley, brawlett, stabs
2. johnson, hacket, cowin
3. ross, megit, gummsy
the reason why i like these lines is because its a pretty even distribution of speed and skill on each line and from what we've seen in one game, these lines are able to do the job their supposed to do.
the first line is good because we got 3 guys with dangles, 2 of them always know where the other one will be and the third has a booming slapshot and can deke and snipe cheeses when he pleases.
second line is key because its 2 amazing playmakers on a line with one of the hardest working players on our team. hack and johnson form a deadly duo and cowin is a grinder and gives it his all when hes on the floor.
line 3 is key too because me and jason have the fastest player on our team on our line. maybe even the fastest player in the league and that can come as an advantage when we see him streaking up the floor and no one can keep up with him.
OK, back to the game.
first period was relatively slow paced. yea, sure, we got a few good chances but we were still feeling out the bullets to see how they play. they didnt get very many shots or chances on our net, and that proves that our new line combinations were doing their jobs. me, ross and jason were playing well and i dont remember the ball being in our end for more than 10 seconds while we were on the floor.
second period got a little more exciting. hacket had some great chances but their goalie was able to stop each try with his pads. all 3 lines had some good chances but no one could beat the overly padded goalie. i was on with hack and cow at one point and hack gave me a beauty drop pass entering therir zone and i fired it off the goalie and he gave up a big rebound but no one was there to stuff it in the net.
on to the 3rd period. we came out strong and it paid off. first shift for line 1 was good, they kept the pressure on and line 2 was able to capitalize on that by keeping it in their end and johnson sniped a nice goal with 9:50 left and that seemed to pump our team up pretty well. the ensuing faceoff was won by us and went right back down into their end again and cowin rifled a quick shot past their goalie to make it 2-0 with about 9 left in the game. after that we knew we would have to keep up the pressure and keep playing to win and not play not to lose.
the bullets managed to get the game close by scoring a goal on an ugly breakdown in our zone, but their goalie ended their chances of a comeback by making a stupid play down in their end. we iced the ball and the ref was ready to blow his whistle when their goalie ran out to play it and ended up losing it to brawley. all he had to do was pass it to brawlet who was in front with a wide open net and he made it 3-1 with little time left. they pulled their goalie and we werent able to get an empty net goal even though we got about 9 shots from inside their blue line.
overall it was a good game, good win and we need to bring this confidence into next sunday because we're playing the Roof Daddies next week and this will be a tough game. tough, but not impossible.
on a side note, cowin had a great game and got a beauty goal. kells always makes rushes into the offensive zone and it great having a defense player that can do that and actually make plays. i got a bunch of shots but no dice. having ross back is beauty. jason had a great game and made some good plays that created scoring chances, our line is gonna get some goals soon, really soon. beavan needs to shoot every single time he gets the ball. baskie had a relatively easy game, compared to some of the games he's played when we cant do shit except watch him keep us in it.
NEXT UP: ROOF DADDIES. SUNDAY NIGHT, VILLAGE ARENA 8PM
Monday, May 3, 2010
GAME #1 of SUMMER SEASON!!
well, not the most ideal way to start off the summer season but it gives us something to work on.
we were missing hackett, johnson, and baskie for the game because they had some hockey tournament that they made it to the finals in. i really hope this doesnt become a regular occurance, if they're going to miss games all year we would be better off getting reliable players that want to play every sunday and a goalie also. really hope thats not the case.
so anyways we're back at the village arena and its changed since last summer. the benches are bigger and the penalty boxes are all enclosed now and look proper.
first period was pretty exciting. no goals, but it was back and forth and OX made some important saves to keep the game tied at 0 going into the second. the pylons scored the first goal and we responded back a few minutes later to tie it up. into the third we were playing pretty well, we only had 6 forwards to we were tired but we were still making good plays and getting it into their zone.
i had a chance to score on a backhanded shot but it got deflected out of play so i was pissed and went off the floor after a short shift and it seemed to help our team out. jason, who replaced me on the floor scored a goal 30 seconds later on a nice backhander over the goalie and put us ahead 2-1.
we were able to keep the other team at bay for most of the third until about the 1:30 minute mark and they tied it up on a slapshot from the point. someone shoud have been covering their point man. next shift brawley takes a penalty and we go shorthanded for the last minute in the game. we were obviously looking forwards to the overtime and messed up big time on our penalty kill in the last minute. we had a perfect opportunity to clear the ball and run out the clock and we didnt. pretty pathetic because the next 15 seconds the guy i was covering got the ball and he just outright beat me and i didnt get a chance to get in front of his shot and he sniped the shit out of OX with 18 seconds left. pretty weak way to lose, considering the ball shouldnt have been in our end to begin with at 18 seconds left.
i felt overall i had a really good game. i made some good plays and me, brawley and brawlet had a couple good scoring chances but none of us could finish. cowin had a great game and went in a few times and beat the defence by himself and got some good shots. beaven moved up to forward for the 3rd period and got some good chances, at one point wide open in the slot but he needs to shot the ball. stop hesitating and worrying about if you have a bad shot or not and just shoot. the more we shoot the more scoring chances we have.
we got ross coming back to the team in a week or two, that is great to hear. hopefully we have hacket and johnson sometime eventually. unless they have an ice hockey practice or shinny game that is more important.
next week full team. cant wait
we were missing hackett, johnson, and baskie for the game because they had some hockey tournament that they made it to the finals in. i really hope this doesnt become a regular occurance, if they're going to miss games all year we would be better off getting reliable players that want to play every sunday and a goalie also. really hope thats not the case.
so anyways we're back at the village arena and its changed since last summer. the benches are bigger and the penalty boxes are all enclosed now and look proper.
first period was pretty exciting. no goals, but it was back and forth and OX made some important saves to keep the game tied at 0 going into the second. the pylons scored the first goal and we responded back a few minutes later to tie it up. into the third we were playing pretty well, we only had 6 forwards to we were tired but we were still making good plays and getting it into their zone.
i had a chance to score on a backhanded shot but it got deflected out of play so i was pissed and went off the floor after a short shift and it seemed to help our team out. jason, who replaced me on the floor scored a goal 30 seconds later on a nice backhander over the goalie and put us ahead 2-1.
we were able to keep the other team at bay for most of the third until about the 1:30 minute mark and they tied it up on a slapshot from the point. someone shoud have been covering their point man. next shift brawley takes a penalty and we go shorthanded for the last minute in the game. we were obviously looking forwards to the overtime and messed up big time on our penalty kill in the last minute. we had a perfect opportunity to clear the ball and run out the clock and we didnt. pretty pathetic because the next 15 seconds the guy i was covering got the ball and he just outright beat me and i didnt get a chance to get in front of his shot and he sniped the shit out of OX with 18 seconds left. pretty weak way to lose, considering the ball shouldnt have been in our end to begin with at 18 seconds left.
i felt overall i had a really good game. i made some good plays and me, brawley and brawlet had a couple good scoring chances but none of us could finish. cowin had a great game and went in a few times and beat the defence by himself and got some good shots. beaven moved up to forward for the 3rd period and got some good chances, at one point wide open in the slot but he needs to shot the ball. stop hesitating and worrying about if you have a bad shot or not and just shoot. the more we shoot the more scoring chances we have.
we got ross coming back to the team in a week or two, that is great to hear. hopefully we have hacket and johnson sometime eventually. unless they have an ice hockey practice or shinny game that is more important.
next week full team. cant wait
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