Monday, June 28, 2010
quick update
apparently beavans shot actually went in the net. that means in my books he has a goal, thats 1 more than me so far this year. atta boy heavy beavy
Sunday, June 27, 2010
game #8 - summer season
wow, i said this game was gonna be a doozie and i sure as hell wasnt kidding.
we were missing both brawleys today as well as ross left the team so we had stouty playing for us and some guy named Travis Hendry. Travis is SICKKKK, only way i can describe his play. he's so good that hackett actually passed the ball to him, and i know that hackett usually only does that if he knows someone can finish. it shows that he had confidence in Travis's play and let us watch some pretty good chemistry.
forward lines were:
1. stabs, kevin, stouty
2. hackett, hendry, cowin
3. jason, iain, me
all three lines had a really good game tonight and it showed on the scoresheet.
the start of the game was pretty slow, we were controlling but didnt really turn up the intensity until about 5 left in the first.
the first line to start off the scoring was line #2. hackett and hendry were able to play the ball around and that gave cowin time to get in front of the net and he banged in a rebound i think.
nice goal from a good line.
second period started out decent enough, we kept the pressure and were able to pot one 1:30 into the frame. this time it was hackett from kells and it was a pretty nice goal.
2 minutes later at the 6:33 mark of the second johnston got a nice feed from stabs and made no mistake about it and rifled it by the goalie, beauty of a goal.
right after that jason looked and me and iain and said "now its our turn to get a goal", and sure enough our next shift we converted. i dont remember it exactly but i know that we were working behind their net hard and managed to get the ball and im pretty sure i passed it to iain, then he fed it over to jason who was in front and he popped the ball between the goalie's legs.
by then it was 4-0 and we knew that we had the game. not gettin cocky or anything but this team couldnt do anything, they had no chemistry and when we would gain their zone they would sit there and let us cycle the ball for days.
next up it was stouty's turn to snipe cheese. he did it at the 2:12 mark of the second off a passing play from kells and hackett.
and finally to end the frame kevin got another goal with 0:53 left in the second with assists going to stabs and stouty.
for the third it was 6-0 and the refs decided to run the clock, good choice because this was getting out of hand. we kind of slowed down on the attack and played more ball control and wasted time. stabs got called on a high stick with about 8 left in the third and it was a 4 minute so we got to check and see how our penalty kill would match up against them. i actually liked the penalty because we dont get very many so we need to practice the kill and be able to keep the ball out of our net during those times.
we played well and they didnt get a goal. then kotchie got called on an interference near the end of stabs penalty so we were 5 on 3 for about half a minute and were able to control them and give baskie some backup.
we got one more goal with 1:31 left in the game and then cruised to victory.
Minivans 7
Roadrunners 0
box score
almost forgot to mention.
- iain had a great game, i like having him play forward because he knows what he's doing with the ball and makes some nice passes to spring me so i can in turn feed him juicy passes once we gain the zone and he's open.
- cowin is still lighting up the league and getting madddd points.
- ross left the team, not sure why but i miss him already. he has that extra speed that was able to help us. stouty has taken his place and i have to say, if i ever wanted anyone to replace ross it would be stoute. he doesnt have the explosive speed but he has really really good hands and him and kevin know each other so well that they can produce goals.
- baskie had another shutout, what a surprise. if the roof daddies were in the right division he would be the best goalie in the league.
- i made some nice plays today, gained the zone a few times and set up jason and iain with nice scoring attempts. ive been slowing the ball down more lately and taking my time, its paying off.
- heavy beavy almost got a goal today, but more importantly, he shot the ball pretty well and made the goalie make a save. good stuff adam.
roof daddies next week, gonna be a different story from last time we played them.
we were missing both brawleys today as well as ross left the team so we had stouty playing for us and some guy named Travis Hendry. Travis is SICKKKK, only way i can describe his play. he's so good that hackett actually passed the ball to him, and i know that hackett usually only does that if he knows someone can finish. it shows that he had confidence in Travis's play and let us watch some pretty good chemistry.
forward lines were:
1. stabs, kevin, stouty
2. hackett, hendry, cowin
3. jason, iain, me
all three lines had a really good game tonight and it showed on the scoresheet.
the start of the game was pretty slow, we were controlling but didnt really turn up the intensity until about 5 left in the first.
the first line to start off the scoring was line #2. hackett and hendry were able to play the ball around and that gave cowin time to get in front of the net and he banged in a rebound i think.
nice goal from a good line.
second period started out decent enough, we kept the pressure and were able to pot one 1:30 into the frame. this time it was hackett from kells and it was a pretty nice goal.
2 minutes later at the 6:33 mark of the second johnston got a nice feed from stabs and made no mistake about it and rifled it by the goalie, beauty of a goal.
right after that jason looked and me and iain and said "now its our turn to get a goal", and sure enough our next shift we converted. i dont remember it exactly but i know that we were working behind their net hard and managed to get the ball and im pretty sure i passed it to iain, then he fed it over to jason who was in front and he popped the ball between the goalie's legs.
by then it was 4-0 and we knew that we had the game. not gettin cocky or anything but this team couldnt do anything, they had no chemistry and when we would gain their zone they would sit there and let us cycle the ball for days.
next up it was stouty's turn to snipe cheese. he did it at the 2:12 mark of the second off a passing play from kells and hackett.
and finally to end the frame kevin got another goal with 0:53 left in the second with assists going to stabs and stouty.
for the third it was 6-0 and the refs decided to run the clock, good choice because this was getting out of hand. we kind of slowed down on the attack and played more ball control and wasted time. stabs got called on a high stick with about 8 left in the third and it was a 4 minute so we got to check and see how our penalty kill would match up against them. i actually liked the penalty because we dont get very many so we need to practice the kill and be able to keep the ball out of our net during those times.
we played well and they didnt get a goal. then kotchie got called on an interference near the end of stabs penalty so we were 5 on 3 for about half a minute and were able to control them and give baskie some backup.
we got one more goal with 1:31 left in the game and then cruised to victory.
Minivans 7
Roadrunners 0
box score
| Number | Name | G | A | PIM |
| 8 | Iain Anderson | 2 | ||
| 36 | Adam Baskie | |||
| 86 | Adam Beaven | |||
| 98 | Andrew Cowin | 1 | ||
| 69 | Keith Gummer | 1 | ||
| 17 | Andrew Hacket | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Kevin Johnston | 2 | ||
| 14 | Brett Kelly | 2 | ||
| 11 | Matt Kotchie | 2 | ||
| 24 | Jason Megit | 1 | ||
| 52 | Chris Stabellini | 2 | 4 | |
| 66 | Brett Vernoy | |||
| 7 | Brian Stoute | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Travis Hendry | 1 |
almost forgot to mention.
- iain had a great game, i like having him play forward because he knows what he's doing with the ball and makes some nice passes to spring me so i can in turn feed him juicy passes once we gain the zone and he's open.
- cowin is still lighting up the league and getting madddd points.
- ross left the team, not sure why but i miss him already. he has that extra speed that was able to help us. stouty has taken his place and i have to say, if i ever wanted anyone to replace ross it would be stoute. he doesnt have the explosive speed but he has really really good hands and him and kevin know each other so well that they can produce goals.
- baskie had another shutout, what a surprise. if the roof daddies were in the right division he would be the best goalie in the league.
- i made some nice plays today, gained the zone a few times and set up jason and iain with nice scoring attempts. ive been slowing the ball down more lately and taking my time, its paying off.
- heavy beavy almost got a goal today, but more importantly, he shot the ball pretty well and made the goalie make a save. good stuff adam.
roof daddies next week, gonna be a different story from last time we played them.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
special mention
Iain Anderson is a pro. good player and im glad we got him on the team.
thats all for now sports fans
thats all for now sports fans
Sunday, June 20, 2010
game 7
BAHHH and Humbug. thats all i can say about today's game.
we started off not that bad, had the bullets on the defensive and we were controling the pace of the game for the most part. we were getting opportunities in their end but couldnt get very many shots and any shots they got were stopped by Baskie.
the game was tied for the most part up until about 4:30 left in the 3rd but we were definately getting enough chances and open shots in the latter part of the 1st and for alot of the second. we were setting up plays and getting of good shots but their goalie was keeping them in the game and keeping us off the scorecard.
brawley and kevin finally connected for a nice goal in the 3rd. kev lasered a beauty pass right to the stick of a streaking brawley at the side of the net and he deflected it in. it was nice because kevin was close to the blue line and went far side right on the tape of brawleys stick and he finished.
after that we kept up the good play and we were able to keep the ball out of our zone for the most part. thats until they pulled their goalie.
1 extra man, we had 3 chances to get the ball out of our zone and 3 different players failed on the clearing attempt and that really hurt us. they cycled the ball around from the far right to the far left then right to the extra man who was just barely outside of the blue line and he blasted a slapshot into the back of the net. the refs dropped the ball on that play, the other team was offside when they gained the zone. the only reason i know this is because it was right in front of our bench and every single player on our bench witnessed it as well. oh well, sometimes the refs make mistakes. no big deal.
so they tie it up with 20 seconds left in the game and we go into OT.
in the OT it was 4 on 4 and we were holding the ball well and making most of the offensive rushes. we had some really good chances but couldnt finish.
getting good chances means taking a risk and having one of the D men pinch in. that was the case with 1 min left in OT and vernoy got an errant pass right onto his stick but bobbled the ball and couldnt get a shot off. then the same thing happened to Stabs and the bullets got the ball and caught us and made us pay. 3 on 1, and they're coming down on a natural forward (kevin). he did the right thing and played the pass and the guy with the ball took a shot at a diving Baskie that got saved but the rebound went right back to him and Baskie was out of position and it was a simple flip shot over the sprawling goalie for the win.
its ok, we got one point and we're still second in the league.
i made some good plays today so im happy. almost got a goal with brawley. i went for a pass in the air and hoped that he could deflect it in but was late on reacting. i had one single bad giveaway which pissed me off but other than that i was solid. well... in my opinion anyways.
we were missing ross today, if we had him playing we would have won because he can really tire the teams down with his full throttle speed playing style.
it was nice having jason back, his ankle is better now.
we were missing kells because his ankle is acting up but he was on the bench with us helpin out.
c
we started off not that bad, had the bullets on the defensive and we were controling the pace of the game for the most part. we were getting opportunities in their end but couldnt get very many shots and any shots they got were stopped by Baskie.
the game was tied for the most part up until about 4:30 left in the 3rd but we were definately getting enough chances and open shots in the latter part of the 1st and for alot of the second. we were setting up plays and getting of good shots but their goalie was keeping them in the game and keeping us off the scorecard.
brawley and kevin finally connected for a nice goal in the 3rd. kev lasered a beauty pass right to the stick of a streaking brawley at the side of the net and he deflected it in. it was nice because kevin was close to the blue line and went far side right on the tape of brawleys stick and he finished.
after that we kept up the good play and we were able to keep the ball out of our zone for the most part. thats until they pulled their goalie.
1 extra man, we had 3 chances to get the ball out of our zone and 3 different players failed on the clearing attempt and that really hurt us. they cycled the ball around from the far right to the far left then right to the extra man who was just barely outside of the blue line and he blasted a slapshot into the back of the net. the refs dropped the ball on that play, the other team was offside when they gained the zone. the only reason i know this is because it was right in front of our bench and every single player on our bench witnessed it as well. oh well, sometimes the refs make mistakes. no big deal.
so they tie it up with 20 seconds left in the game and we go into OT.
in the OT it was 4 on 4 and we were holding the ball well and making most of the offensive rushes. we had some really good chances but couldnt finish.
getting good chances means taking a risk and having one of the D men pinch in. that was the case with 1 min left in OT and vernoy got an errant pass right onto his stick but bobbled the ball and couldnt get a shot off. then the same thing happened to Stabs and the bullets got the ball and caught us and made us pay. 3 on 1, and they're coming down on a natural forward (kevin). he did the right thing and played the pass and the guy with the ball took a shot at a diving Baskie that got saved but the rebound went right back to him and Baskie was out of position and it was a simple flip shot over the sprawling goalie for the win.
its ok, we got one point and we're still second in the league.
i made some good plays today so im happy. almost got a goal with brawley. i went for a pass in the air and hoped that he could deflect it in but was late on reacting. i had one single bad giveaway which pissed me off but other than that i was solid. well... in my opinion anyways.
we were missing ross today, if we had him playing we would have won because he can really tire the teams down with his full throttle speed playing style.
it was nice having jason back, his ankle is better now.
we were missing kells because his ankle is acting up but he was on the bench with us helpin out.
c
Sunday, June 13, 2010
game #6 - summer
another game done, another tough team we played, and yet another victory for the minivans. we're 4-2 now, and we're won 3 in the row. this is starting to look alot like last summer. we started out 1-3 and then rang off 9 straight wins. im getting ahead of myself if i think we can win another 6 in a row considering sooner or later we're going to be playing the roof daddies again and we need to play our asses off to beat them. they beat Bel Air today 7-0 and thats the 2nd place team in the league. wait, correction, that WAS the 2nd place team in the league. our victory and their loss means we're second in the league now, trailing only the roof daddies.
the roof daddies and the minivans are the only teams in the league with a positive plus minus for the season. its kind of pathetic the fact that the daddies have scored 34 goals and had 4 goals against in 6 games. like... do they enjoy just slaughtering teams every week? i dont think they should be in our league or division, they are too good and should be playing with better teams. oh well, who knows. we can beat them if we really try.
ok, onto the game.
the first period was pretty quiet, a few chances either way. i had some really good shifts and didnt make any mistakes when clearing the ball or gaining the zone. it was pretty back and forth, which is ok, but ideally we are going to need to control the pace of the games we play if we want to really shine.
second period started off pretty much the same, baskie made some key saves for us when he needed to but for the most part the ball was either in the neutral zone or in their end. getting near the end of the second period kev johnston gained the zone on the right, walked to the top of the faceoff circle and pulled off a textbook toedrag to open the goalie up then he rifled the ball through the goalie's legs, into the hole he had just created with his move. the move was textbook, any hockey coach would love to use video footage of that to show his team and to teach them how its done. i know i learned it from seeing it in use and work. good goal kevin.
third period was really fast paced and we were able to keep up and get some good chances. first minute into the period it was stabs, ian and me breaking into the zone. ian had the ball on the right and stabs was at center and i was slightly over on the other side, ian passed it over to stabs and he fired it past the goalie's blocker side, low to the ground and in. i got an assist but i didnt touch the ball that play, no big deal. points dont mean shit to me anyways, wins mean everything.
after that the whalers really picked it up and there were moments where i thought they were going to get right back in the game but Baskie played like the great goalie he is and shut the door on any chances they got. near the end of the game there was about 3 minutes left and hackett was on and i could tell he wanted to put the game away and was probably going to stay on till he scored or till the end of the game. it came as little surprise to me that hackett scored with 1 minute left in the game. thats just what he does, and its awesome to have him on the team.
whats even more hilarious is that he had a wide open breakaway with no one within 20 feet of him with 25 seconds left and walked in on the goalie and got stopped like 5 times. i was surprised he didnt light the lamp for a second time. its all good though, we won.
lots of penalties today for both sides. we were able to kill off 8 penalties and baskie got a well deserved shutout today.
i didnt mess up once on clearing attempts when the ball would be in our zone and come up the boards to me. im glad i didnt flop and i got a few nice chances right in front of their net. on of them was a nice shot right in the slot thanks to a beauty pass from hackett.
ian was playing forward today and he's a nice addition to our forwards. he can really create chances and make plays.
cowin had a good game and i fed him a pass right in the slot that he could have gotten a goal on. kells played solid, so did vernoy and beavy.
everyone played solid, and thats why we got the W.
4-2 now, next week we're playing the bullets again. we beat them 3-1 the second game of the year but they had a short bench. no drinking this upcoming saturday night. hang out, eat some food. maybe have one beer watching the jays game but no excessive drinking. gotta be ready for a big game.
good game team.
oh yea, almost forgot. Ross Smiley has only one speed, overdrive.
all i ever see him doing on the floor is running his ass off and never stopping till he gets on the bench. most hustle on the team for sure
also good hustle coming from Stabs
the roof daddies and the minivans are the only teams in the league with a positive plus minus for the season. its kind of pathetic the fact that the daddies have scored 34 goals and had 4 goals against in 6 games. like... do they enjoy just slaughtering teams every week? i dont think they should be in our league or division, they are too good and should be playing with better teams. oh well, who knows. we can beat them if we really try.
ok, onto the game.
the first period was pretty quiet, a few chances either way. i had some really good shifts and didnt make any mistakes when clearing the ball or gaining the zone. it was pretty back and forth, which is ok, but ideally we are going to need to control the pace of the games we play if we want to really shine.
second period started off pretty much the same, baskie made some key saves for us when he needed to but for the most part the ball was either in the neutral zone or in their end. getting near the end of the second period kev johnston gained the zone on the right, walked to the top of the faceoff circle and pulled off a textbook toedrag to open the goalie up then he rifled the ball through the goalie's legs, into the hole he had just created with his move. the move was textbook, any hockey coach would love to use video footage of that to show his team and to teach them how its done. i know i learned it from seeing it in use and work. good goal kevin.
third period was really fast paced and we were able to keep up and get some good chances. first minute into the period it was stabs, ian and me breaking into the zone. ian had the ball on the right and stabs was at center and i was slightly over on the other side, ian passed it over to stabs and he fired it past the goalie's blocker side, low to the ground and in. i got an assist but i didnt touch the ball that play, no big deal. points dont mean shit to me anyways, wins mean everything.
after that the whalers really picked it up and there were moments where i thought they were going to get right back in the game but Baskie played like the great goalie he is and shut the door on any chances they got. near the end of the game there was about 3 minutes left and hackett was on and i could tell he wanted to put the game away and was probably going to stay on till he scored or till the end of the game. it came as little surprise to me that hackett scored with 1 minute left in the game. thats just what he does, and its awesome to have him on the team.
whats even more hilarious is that he had a wide open breakaway with no one within 20 feet of him with 25 seconds left and walked in on the goalie and got stopped like 5 times. i was surprised he didnt light the lamp for a second time. its all good though, we won.
lots of penalties today for both sides. we were able to kill off 8 penalties and baskie got a well deserved shutout today.
i didnt mess up once on clearing attempts when the ball would be in our zone and come up the boards to me. im glad i didnt flop and i got a few nice chances right in front of their net. on of them was a nice shot right in the slot thanks to a beauty pass from hackett.
ian was playing forward today and he's a nice addition to our forwards. he can really create chances and make plays.
cowin had a good game and i fed him a pass right in the slot that he could have gotten a goal on. kells played solid, so did vernoy and beavy.
everyone played solid, and thats why we got the W.
4-2 now, next week we're playing the bullets again. we beat them 3-1 the second game of the year but they had a short bench. no drinking this upcoming saturday night. hang out, eat some food. maybe have one beer watching the jays game but no excessive drinking. gotta be ready for a big game.
good game team.
oh yea, almost forgot. Ross Smiley has only one speed, overdrive.
all i ever see him doing on the floor is running his ass off and never stopping till he gets on the bench. most hustle on the team for sure
also good hustle coming from Stabs
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
game #5 summer season
wow, what a game tonight. not exactly what i expected but i'll take it. we came out against a team that had underperformed in the past and definately wasnt the same team that lost to the titans 2-0.
we came out strong and kept the pressure on them and managed to get the 1st goal at the 7:14 mark of the first period. cowin AKA Bufyglien was in front of the net and somehow managed to pot a goal on a pass from ross smiley AKA Mr. "hustle his ass off all day", and put us ahead. it was a nice confidence boost for the team but as much as we hustled our asses off after that goal we couldnt seem to get another one to go ahead 2-0.
on to the second period, it was relatively quiet for them. we were controlling the ball but couldnt get decent shots on net. be it due to the shot blocking skills they had or the fact that when guys would get the ball they would hesitate a little too long or hold onto the ball a little too long waiting for a perfect opportunity and end up losing it to them. they had a few odd man chances but we're good at getting back on the back check and shutting them down. not to mention baskie is great in net.
they got a goal on an UGLY shot/deflection in front of our net on a powerplay and tied the game up 1-1 with 2:46 to go in the second and that deflated our sails somewhat. a quick line change solved that. next line out was Stabs, Brawlett and me and we won the face off, played it into their zone, brawlett brought it around the left side and almost behind the net and i was wide open and he was looking to pass it so he fired it in front and it went off Stabs leg and in. not the prettiest goal but its not like we wouldnt take it.
in the third period i could tell we were starting to get outplayed just a bit but its all good. that shit happens from time to time and we manage to pull through.
they were getting some good chances but so were we and it was still 2-1 for us so nothing to worry about. until about the 4 minute mark of the 3rd that is. they got it into our end and the communication broke down somewhat at they had a guy wide open in front of our net and sniped a goal to tie the game up again. it wasnt really anyones fault. me and stabs were covering our point men, it was just a brain fart by someone that resulted in a goal. no big deal.
2 minutes later johnston started a rush and gained the zone, then sat at the blue line for about 5 seconds and no one even made a move to go after him to pressure him so he just wound up and rifled a slapshot right by their goalie on the ground and we were back on top 3-2 with 2:44 left in the 3rd. a minute later hackett potted a goal to put us ahead 4-2. i cant remember how he scored but it was at the 1:44 mark of the 3rd and we were feeling pretty good at that point.
we played hard till the end, i keep saying "play to win, dont play not to lose" and it kind of works.
ross took a penalty with 34 seconds left in the game on a dive by a kid on their team. the same guy that stabs fell on earlier in the game and this dude proceeded to run over to the ref after a whistle and whine to him, to no avail. the ref knew he was being a pussy and didnt want to hear it. for some reason he gave ross a penalty on a dive and the ended up scoring with 1 second left to make the game 4-3 but too little to late. we won and now we're over .500 for the first time this year.
overall it was a good game, we got the W and thats all that really matters.
special mention to ross, he was running his ass off all game and hustling hard. whether it be on the forecheck, backcheck, breakout, or just running to the bench for a change. he had a really good game and it paid off, he got an assist and helped us get a win.
another special mention to cowin. 2 game goal scoring streak and he had 2 points today. more than me, and im pretty sure he now has more goals in 5 games than he did all last season in the winter.
good game by baskie. he kept us in the game and gave us a reason to play hard and win.
jason rolled or sprained his ankle halfway through the game and didnt leave the bench, which is probably what i would have done. he stayed there and stayed with the team and provided moral support that we needed in the dying minutes of the game when we werent leading.
one more special mention to Heavy Beavy. he actually took a slapshot today and it made it to the net. all my harrasing him to shoot when he has it actually paid off and sooner or later he's gonna snipe a beauty goal. hopefully.
good win today team. next week we play the Whalers at 8pm. HUGE game. like... MASSIVE!!!
we came out strong and kept the pressure on them and managed to get the 1st goal at the 7:14 mark of the first period. cowin AKA Bufyglien was in front of the net and somehow managed to pot a goal on a pass from ross smiley AKA Mr. "hustle his ass off all day", and put us ahead. it was a nice confidence boost for the team but as much as we hustled our asses off after that goal we couldnt seem to get another one to go ahead 2-0.
on to the second period, it was relatively quiet for them. we were controlling the ball but couldnt get decent shots on net. be it due to the shot blocking skills they had or the fact that when guys would get the ball they would hesitate a little too long or hold onto the ball a little too long waiting for a perfect opportunity and end up losing it to them. they had a few odd man chances but we're good at getting back on the back check and shutting them down. not to mention baskie is great in net.
they got a goal on an UGLY shot/deflection in front of our net on a powerplay and tied the game up 1-1 with 2:46 to go in the second and that deflated our sails somewhat. a quick line change solved that. next line out was Stabs, Brawlett and me and we won the face off, played it into their zone, brawlett brought it around the left side and almost behind the net and i was wide open and he was looking to pass it so he fired it in front and it went off Stabs leg and in. not the prettiest goal but its not like we wouldnt take it.
in the third period i could tell we were starting to get outplayed just a bit but its all good. that shit happens from time to time and we manage to pull through.
they were getting some good chances but so were we and it was still 2-1 for us so nothing to worry about. until about the 4 minute mark of the 3rd that is. they got it into our end and the communication broke down somewhat at they had a guy wide open in front of our net and sniped a goal to tie the game up again. it wasnt really anyones fault. me and stabs were covering our point men, it was just a brain fart by someone that resulted in a goal. no big deal.
2 minutes later johnston started a rush and gained the zone, then sat at the blue line for about 5 seconds and no one even made a move to go after him to pressure him so he just wound up and rifled a slapshot right by their goalie on the ground and we were back on top 3-2 with 2:44 left in the 3rd. a minute later hackett potted a goal to put us ahead 4-2. i cant remember how he scored but it was at the 1:44 mark of the 3rd and we were feeling pretty good at that point.
we played hard till the end, i keep saying "play to win, dont play not to lose" and it kind of works.
ross took a penalty with 34 seconds left in the game on a dive by a kid on their team. the same guy that stabs fell on earlier in the game and this dude proceeded to run over to the ref after a whistle and whine to him, to no avail. the ref knew he was being a pussy and didnt want to hear it. for some reason he gave ross a penalty on a dive and the ended up scoring with 1 second left to make the game 4-3 but too little to late. we won and now we're over .500 for the first time this year.
overall it was a good game, we got the W and thats all that really matters.
special mention to ross, he was running his ass off all game and hustling hard. whether it be on the forecheck, backcheck, breakout, or just running to the bench for a change. he had a really good game and it paid off, he got an assist and helped us get a win.
another special mention to cowin. 2 game goal scoring streak and he had 2 points today. more than me, and im pretty sure he now has more goals in 5 games than he did all last season in the winter.
good game by baskie. he kept us in the game and gave us a reason to play hard and win.
jason rolled or sprained his ankle halfway through the game and didnt leave the bench, which is probably what i would have done. he stayed there and stayed with the team and provided moral support that we needed in the dying minutes of the game when we werent leading.
one more special mention to Heavy Beavy. he actually took a slapshot today and it made it to the net. all my harrasing him to shoot when he has it actually paid off and sooner or later he's gonna snipe a beauty goal. hopefully.
good win today team. next week we play the Whalers at 8pm. HUGE game. like... MASSIVE!!!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
game #4 update
i got the game sheet in front of me now. so now im about to re-trace my steps... words? yea, that sounds better. re-trace my words just a bit and give accurate information for once.
1 goal in the 1st period, scored by the lionel messi of our team (mr. ross smiley) and unassisted. that one was scored 2 min into the game and i guess we kind of let up a bit after that because we didnt get another till the second. but no fear, we got 4 in the second, in about 4 mins. one by cheese (k-johnston) from hackett, another by ross after a BEAUTYYY feed from behind the net right to his stick by hackett. a sick snipe by brawley, on the shorthanded, thanks to a decent pass by me. and by decent i mean absolutely stellar and i didnt mean to do it at all. then one by stouty on a tape to tape pass by hackett.
third period was fast paced too, another goal by brawley from stouty and hack, and then 2 by cowin, but he only got credit for one.
on a side note: stabs needs to buy a new stick. worth alot of money. last time he did that he had the stick for 4 games before it broke and he had a goal in each game. he must have fired the ball over the net 4 times this game and i could here he was gettin pissed every time.
i messed up on our shorthanded shift. right after my beauty pass and its my fault that baskie got scored on at all in the game. totally my fault, i should have been covering the man that got the goal. i was kicking myself after it happened, i cost baskie a shutout.
ross is like liquid lightning, on rocket powered roller blades, on shoes. he's that fast.
cowin played great, hes like Byfuglien in front of the net and pisses goalies off.
next week: road runners. we played them last year and i cant wait to play them again. we can beat them, im not worried. its no big deal.
oh yea, and since im going to a cottage this weekend i might not have an amazing game on sunday. ahh, who am i kidding... i will. with my amazing line of jason and ross we RUNNN TINGSS!! or we just run with the ball and shoot and score. either way
1 goal in the 1st period, scored by the lionel messi of our team (mr. ross smiley) and unassisted. that one was scored 2 min into the game and i guess we kind of let up a bit after that because we didnt get another till the second. but no fear, we got 4 in the second, in about 4 mins. one by cheese (k-johnston) from hackett, another by ross after a BEAUTYYY feed from behind the net right to his stick by hackett. a sick snipe by brawley, on the shorthanded, thanks to a decent pass by me. and by decent i mean absolutely stellar and i didnt mean to do it at all. then one by stouty on a tape to tape pass by hackett.
third period was fast paced too, another goal by brawley from stouty and hack, and then 2 by cowin, but he only got credit for one.
on a side note: stabs needs to buy a new stick. worth alot of money. last time he did that he had the stick for 4 games before it broke and he had a goal in each game. he must have fired the ball over the net 4 times this game and i could here he was gettin pissed every time.
i messed up on our shorthanded shift. right after my beauty pass and its my fault that baskie got scored on at all in the game. totally my fault, i should have been covering the man that got the goal. i was kicking myself after it happened, i cost baskie a shutout.
ross is like liquid lightning, on rocket powered roller blades, on shoes. he's that fast.
cowin played great, hes like Byfuglien in front of the net and pisses goalies off.
next week: road runners. we played them last year and i cant wait to play them again. we can beat them, im not worried. its no big deal.
oh yea, and since im going to a cottage this weekend i might not have an amazing game on sunday. ahh, who am i kidding... i will. with my amazing line of jason and ross we RUNNN TINGSS!! or we just run with the ball and shoot and score. either way
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