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
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