This week you get 2 game recaps... for the price of one!!! lucky luckkyyyyy
So we played the Bullets on sunday and got thouroughly outplayed. And then we lost 3-1, that was a rough pill to swallow. Mostly because the Bullets only had one sub up until halfway through the second and we just couldnt capitalize on our chances. We also lost because people just dont show up to our games, I'm starting to wonder why they even join the team... really, seriously.
Anyways, on to the second game because we really played a much better game on tuesday night and the final score showed.
We faced off at the Pickering Rec against the Oldies; who are, you guessed it, old. Average age for them was probably early 30s, while we have an average age of mid twenties and our youth really helped us win the game. That and the fact that Hackett, Johnson and Stoute combined for 18 points out of a total 20. The only other 2 points our team had were goals by Cowin and yours truly.
Solid game by Baskie, the final score was 7-3 but it really should have been 7-1.
I'm not feeling shoutouts today, I'm still bitter from sunday's pathetic defeat so I'll just say good playing by Baskie and The Big Three.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
'Vans top Titans, move back in the win column
The Minivans put last game's ugly debacle behind them and came out with a solid effort against the Titans and got the win to push their record back over .500 and gain a valuable 2 points as they try to keep pace with the Drunks.
Stoute was back from serving his 1-game suspension
Overall it was a solid effort and the Titans just couldnt keep up with the cycle of the 'Vans. The Titans were tired after the first weren't able to get the same scoring chances.
Brawley sniped a goal late in the first and you could tell that helped the Vans a bit because they had gotten their chances in the first but werent able to find a way to beat their goalie (who actually had a pretty solid game. stopped 2 breakaways and had probably 25 or more saves).
The 'Vans struck again early into the 2nd on a goal by Hackett from Stoute and Stabs.
Cheese got tripped pretty badly going into the boards behind the Titans net and wrecked his knee in the process halfway through the second. The Minivans weren't able to capitalize on the powerplay and the score remained 2-0 going into the third.
Halfway through the third period Cheese lit the lamp with helpers from Brawley and Stabs and put the 'Vans ahead 3-0. Good to see no real damage on the knee, cant afford to lose anyone on the team.
2 minutes later, with 4:40 remaining Hackett got his second of the night on a powerplay and put the game out of reach if it wasnt already.
Final score is 4-0 for the Minivans
Shoutouts
- Good game by Baskie, still among the best in the league and that won't be the last shutout this season
- Hackett had 3 points (2G, 1A) and so did Stoute (3A), good game by both of them
- Beavy played solid, that goal is comin any week now
- Stabs played real tough tonight. He was really giving it to the Titans players and they were getting pissed off at him and at their own teammates so that tactic was key.
- Good game team, lets keep this going
Stoute was back from serving his 1-game suspension
Overall it was a solid effort and the Titans just couldnt keep up with the cycle of the 'Vans. The Titans were tired after the first weren't able to get the same scoring chances.
Brawley sniped a goal late in the first and you could tell that helped the Vans a bit because they had gotten their chances in the first but werent able to find a way to beat their goalie (who actually had a pretty solid game. stopped 2 breakaways and had probably 25 or more saves).
The 'Vans struck again early into the 2nd on a goal by Hackett from Stoute and Stabs.
Cheese got tripped pretty badly going into the boards behind the Titans net and wrecked his knee in the process halfway through the second. The Minivans weren't able to capitalize on the powerplay and the score remained 2-0 going into the third.
Halfway through the third period Cheese lit the lamp with helpers from Brawley and Stabs and put the 'Vans ahead 3-0. Good to see no real damage on the knee, cant afford to lose anyone on the team.
2 minutes later, with 4:40 remaining Hackett got his second of the night on a powerplay and put the game out of reach if it wasnt already.
Final score is 4-0 for the Minivans
Shoutouts
- Good game by Baskie, still among the best in the league and that won't be the last shutout this season
- Hackett had 3 points (2G, 1A) and so did Stoute (3A), good game by both of them
- Beavy played solid, that goal is comin any week now
- Stabs played real tough tonight. He was really giving it to the Titans players and they were getting pissed off at him and at their own teammates so that tactic was key.
- Good game team, lets keep this going
Minivans falls to Drunks, lose first of the year
In a great rivalry matchup, the first of several this year,
the Minivans faced off against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs
last year, the Mighty Drunks. The ‘Vans planned for a hard battle and were yet
again outmatched by the speed of the Drunks. Final score, 3-1
The game was a close affair throughout. Although most
scoring chances went to the Drunks the Minivans were able to shut down the
chances with their solid defence. Baskie also had a great game, doing what he
could to help keep us in it.
1st
Drunks goal, 3:05 remaining
2nd
Drunks goal, 43 seconds remaining
3rd
Minivans goal, 7:26 remaining
Drunks goal, 3:23 remaining
Penalties were rare this game, mostly because of the way the
Drunks play. They aren’t a rough team and can be muscled out pretty easily,
however their speed is what wins them games. Youth, what a great time in anyone’s
life. Offsetting roughing penalties and a highsticking penalty for the Drunks a
minute into the third period were the only calls the refs made. It was good
because they know the animosity between these two teams and they let them play.
No shoutouts this week. Nothing good about losing, let’s not
do this again.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Stabs has monster game as Minivans notch first win of the season
After another hard fought game this evening, the Minivans were able to lock up their first victory of the year and move one step closer to that championship title that eluded them last year.
Stabs helped out the team in a big way, scoring one goal and assisting on 3 to help cruise to a 4-1 victory. His energy was evident throughout the game as he was all over the floor pressuring as well as making plays in the defensive and offensive zones.
The first period was a back and forth affair, and yet again the Minivans started the game slow and took a while to get going. They only recorded one shot on net in the first period, fortunately for the 'Vans that single shot resulted in the goal by Andrew Hackett (who is back to playing forward) about halfway through the frame. The Bullets responded late in the first with tally of their own to even it at one.
The second period was relatively quiet. No goals for either team and a few scoring chances for both squads. Things were back and forth but neither team was able to take advantage of opportunities.
It came down to the 3rd period and the Minivans just had more gas in the tank for the final frame. It appeared as though the Bullets would be able to keep up with the 'Vans in the early stages of the game as they (for once) had a full team out to play. They usually played with a short bench and still manged to beat most teams in past seasons. That wasnt the case this time as the 'Vans struck early and often to lock up the win.
Cheese scored first at 8:59 of the third and they got another 3 minutes later. I'm not sure who got the goal though because the timesheet is wrong. It says it was Kells but he wasnt even at the game so that's not right.
With 2 miniutes left in the game, Stoute made a sweet move on one of their best players and blew by him down the floor. The guy must have been pissed because he chased after Stoute and ended up starting a fight with him. It was a pretty good tilt, punches landed on both sides and the refs let them go for a while. Sounds as though they'll only be getting 1 game each which is good so we wont be missing him for long.
The Bullets pulled their goalie late in the game and Winston took a clapper from behind our goal and it may or may not have tipped off of Stabs on its way into the net. The scoresheet credits Stabs but Winston deserves a shoutout for the shot. Smart play.
End result it a win for the Minivans who now stand with a record of 1-0-1 and 3 points.
Next up is a beauty of a matchup. Two powerhouses collide as the Minivans and Mighty Drunks meet up for the first of probably a few great rematches. No more playing only 2 and a half periods. We need to play a whole game to beat these kids.
We have been informed that Ross and Older Brawley are not returning for this season. Tough loss for the team, Ross has deadly speed and Brawley is good playing with his bro.
Shoutouts
- Like I said up top, Stabs had a monster game and he was a big reason for our victory. Keep it up bud
- Baskie kept us in the game and gave us the chance to go home with the win. He's the best goalie in the league
- Stoute gets a shoutout for that fight. He took a nice punch to the eye from that guy but I know he got him back a with a few hooks of his own. I just didnt get a chance to see the other guy's face after the game. Another big part of that play was that Stoute was able to get their best player off for the rest of the game so he also took one for the team.
- New player Winston had a solid game on defence, he had some big defensive stops
- Cowin laid his body on the line for the team. He was blocking shots left right and center, clutch
Stabs helped out the team in a big way, scoring one goal and assisting on 3 to help cruise to a 4-1 victory. His energy was evident throughout the game as he was all over the floor pressuring as well as making plays in the defensive and offensive zones.
The first period was a back and forth affair, and yet again the Minivans started the game slow and took a while to get going. They only recorded one shot on net in the first period, fortunately for the 'Vans that single shot resulted in the goal by Andrew Hackett (who is back to playing forward) about halfway through the frame. The Bullets responded late in the first with tally of their own to even it at one.
The second period was relatively quiet. No goals for either team and a few scoring chances for both squads. Things were back and forth but neither team was able to take advantage of opportunities.
It came down to the 3rd period and the Minivans just had more gas in the tank for the final frame. It appeared as though the Bullets would be able to keep up with the 'Vans in the early stages of the game as they (for once) had a full team out to play. They usually played with a short bench and still manged to beat most teams in past seasons. That wasnt the case this time as the 'Vans struck early and often to lock up the win.
Cheese scored first at 8:59 of the third and they got another 3 minutes later. I'm not sure who got the goal though because the timesheet is wrong. It says it was Kells but he wasnt even at the game so that's not right.
With 2 miniutes left in the game, Stoute made a sweet move on one of their best players and blew by him down the floor. The guy must have been pissed because he chased after Stoute and ended up starting a fight with him. It was a pretty good tilt, punches landed on both sides and the refs let them go for a while. Sounds as though they'll only be getting 1 game each which is good so we wont be missing him for long.
The Bullets pulled their goalie late in the game and Winston took a clapper from behind our goal and it may or may not have tipped off of Stabs on its way into the net. The scoresheet credits Stabs but Winston deserves a shoutout for the shot. Smart play.
End result it a win for the Minivans who now stand with a record of 1-0-1 and 3 points.
Next up is a beauty of a matchup. Two powerhouses collide as the Minivans and Mighty Drunks meet up for the first of probably a few great rematches. No more playing only 2 and a half periods. We need to play a whole game to beat these kids.
We have been informed that Ross and Older Brawley are not returning for this season. Tough loss for the team, Ross has deadly speed and Brawley is good playing with his bro.
Shoutouts
- Like I said up top, Stabs had a monster game and he was a big reason for our victory. Keep it up bud
- Baskie kept us in the game and gave us the chance to go home with the win. He's the best goalie in the league
- Stoute gets a shoutout for that fight. He took a nice punch to the eye from that guy but I know he got him back a with a few hooks of his own. I just didnt get a chance to see the other guy's face after the game. Another big part of that play was that Stoute was able to get their best player off for the rest of the game so he also took one for the team.
- New player Winston had a solid game on defence, he had some big defensive stops
- Cowin laid his body on the line for the team. He was blocking shots left right and center, clutch
Monday, May 7, 2012
NEW SEASON
Well another season has begun for the Minivans ball hockey team. We began our run for the championship against an old rival, the Pylons. I've been trying to think of a clever anecdote and the best I could come up with was that this minivan was left out all winter and didnt get serviced. She didnt run very well when we finally started her up and she needed a few periods to warm up. Looks like she'll be back up to optimum performance soon, just need some of that Castrol Syntech shit and she'll be money.
Needless to say we started off the season pretty flat.
We've got the same old team as before barring any unforseen changes in the roster. Hackett is now playing defence and other than that we're pretty much the same. We also have Jeremy for the summer season this time so that's one more fast player who can deal the ball.
Almost forgot! Baskie is back in net for us after his hip surgery and it couldnt have come at a sooner time. Not to say that we didnt appreciate Maj last season but Baskie is the original Minivans goalie and he's the reason why we either been to the semis or the finals every year with him. He was also the goalie of the year 2 years ago before he took the season off so I like to think he's still the reigning ball-hockey Vezina goalie.
Ok now on to the game.
So like I said we started off slow and you could really see the rust once things got going. I was actually surprising because for once we were being outplayed by the Pylons and that never happens. They got on the board first off of a weak rush that the streaking center somehow flipped the ball through Baskie's legs. I was backchecking to stop the play and shoved the guy but he managed to get his tip on the ball on get it in the net. I blame myself for that goal and vow to make it up to the team. The rest of the first period was relatively quiet. We started to get back into the game with a few minutes to go and we were running on full steam by the end of the first.
By the time the second period started you could tell the Minivans were the better team by the amount of time we spent in the offensive zone and the number of shots the Pylons got on Baskie. I counted less than 10 for the Pylons in the second period and our time on attack easily topped 5-6 minutes. We just couldnt seem to solve their new goalie. He tended to drop low on alot of shots but we were firing the ball wide almost every shot we got.\
The third period is where things finally picked up for us and we started to play like we were used to playing. Kells managed to draw a roughing penalty 2 minutes in and although we didnt score on that powerplay you could tell by the end of the that the entire Pylon's bench was exhausted. 4 minutes later we got a lucky break with a high sticking penalty going to the Pylons and finally struck for our first goal of the season. Jeremy fed the ball to Younger Brawley and he managed to beat the goalie to tie it at 1. Things stayed the same for the remainder of the third although the Pylons took another high sticking penalty with about 1 minute left that carried over into the overtime.
In OT we had our chances and the ball didnt leave the Pylons zone except for 2 clearing attempts by the defenders. With that said, we just couldnt manage to beat their goalie to end the game. Late in the extra frame Stabs got into a scuffle with a Pylons player and they both got slapped with a roughing penalty. Even though they didnt really do anything I assume it was a pre-emptive move by the ref to avoid a fight. 30 seconds later it happened again but this time it was between Cheese and a Pylons player and the guy tried to hit Kevin in the head with his glove but ended up smacking him with his stick. By then the convenor had seen enough and called the game with 30 seconds left in OT.
Final score 1-1. Minivans walk away with a dissapointing tie against a team we are entirely capable of beating. Looking forward to the rematch.\
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Shoutouts
- Beavy has a better shot this year and I have the feeling that this is the season he snipes cheese. He's more than due
- Good to have Baskie back, we missed him
- Cowin also looks like he's been working on his shot
- I think Ross and Older Brawley are on the team too but they werent at the first game. I guess that is yet to be seen.
Needless to say we started off the season pretty flat.
We've got the same old team as before barring any unforseen changes in the roster. Hackett is now playing defence and other than that we're pretty much the same. We also have Jeremy for the summer season this time so that's one more fast player who can deal the ball.
Almost forgot! Baskie is back in net for us after his hip surgery and it couldnt have come at a sooner time. Not to say that we didnt appreciate Maj last season but Baskie is the original Minivans goalie and he's the reason why we either been to the semis or the finals every year with him. He was also the goalie of the year 2 years ago before he took the season off so I like to think he's still the reigning ball-hockey Vezina goalie.
Ok now on to the game.
So like I said we started off slow and you could really see the rust once things got going. I was actually surprising because for once we were being outplayed by the Pylons and that never happens. They got on the board first off of a weak rush that the streaking center somehow flipped the ball through Baskie's legs. I was backchecking to stop the play and shoved the guy but he managed to get his tip on the ball on get it in the net. I blame myself for that goal and vow to make it up to the team. The rest of the first period was relatively quiet. We started to get back into the game with a few minutes to go and we were running on full steam by the end of the first.
By the time the second period started you could tell the Minivans were the better team by the amount of time we spent in the offensive zone and the number of shots the Pylons got on Baskie. I counted less than 10 for the Pylons in the second period and our time on attack easily topped 5-6 minutes. We just couldnt seem to solve their new goalie. He tended to drop low on alot of shots but we were firing the ball wide almost every shot we got.\
The third period is where things finally picked up for us and we started to play like we were used to playing. Kells managed to draw a roughing penalty 2 minutes in and although we didnt score on that powerplay you could tell by the end of the that the entire Pylon's bench was exhausted. 4 minutes later we got a lucky break with a high sticking penalty going to the Pylons and finally struck for our first goal of the season. Jeremy fed the ball to Younger Brawley and he managed to beat the goalie to tie it at 1. Things stayed the same for the remainder of the third although the Pylons took another high sticking penalty with about 1 minute left that carried over into the overtime.
In OT we had our chances and the ball didnt leave the Pylons zone except for 2 clearing attempts by the defenders. With that said, we just couldnt manage to beat their goalie to end the game. Late in the extra frame Stabs got into a scuffle with a Pylons player and they both got slapped with a roughing penalty. Even though they didnt really do anything I assume it was a pre-emptive move by the ref to avoid a fight. 30 seconds later it happened again but this time it was between Cheese and a Pylons player and the guy tried to hit Kevin in the head with his glove but ended up smacking him with his stick. By then the convenor had seen enough and called the game with 30 seconds left in OT.
Final score 1-1. Minivans walk away with a dissapointing tie against a team we are entirely capable of beating. Looking forward to the rematch.\
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Shoutouts
- Beavy has a better shot this year and I have the feeling that this is the season he snipes cheese. He's more than due
- Good to have Baskie back, we missed him
- Cowin also looks like he's been working on his shot
- I think Ross and Older Brawley are on the team too but they werent at the first game. I guess that is yet to be seen.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
playoff series
this was a big series for us. two games against the Bullets. we had already beaten them twice or three times in the regular season so we assumed we would be able to outplay them again.
unfortunately things didnt go the way the minivans had planned it and we lost the first game 2-0 on a weak game played by us.
we came back the next game with a sense of urgency but we just couldnt come through with a win in the must-win situation.
after the second loss we were all under the impression that the season was over but i guess not. we scored a total of goals in our series and because the Whalers didnt score any goals in either game they played against the Pylons. because of this we got the wildcard spot and we play the Mighty Drunks this upcoming sunday in a one-game series. this is our shot at redemption, time to make up for the 2 embarrassing losses we had handed to us by them in the regular season. They're the top seed and we know we can beat them, we can beat any team in the division. That's why we're the defending champions.
season aint over just yet...
unfortunately things didnt go the way the minivans had planned it and we lost the first game 2-0 on a weak game played by us.
we came back the next game with a sense of urgency but we just couldnt come through with a win in the must-win situation.
after the second loss we were all under the impression that the season was over but i guess not. we scored a total of goals in our series and because the Whalers didnt score any goals in either game they played against the Pylons. because of this we got the wildcard spot and we play the Mighty Drunks this upcoming sunday in a one-game series. this is our shot at redemption, time to make up for the 2 embarrassing losses we had handed to us by them in the regular season. They're the top seed and we know we can beat them, we can beat any team in the division. That's why we're the defending champions.
season aint over just yet...
Monday, August 1, 2011
game 12
3rd matchup of the year vs the Whalers, and this time they really wanted to beat us. I could tell because they had 4 extra players who I have never seen play for them that they must have called up especially for this game. The Minivans were also short 3 or 4 players and it's always bad to play an early game on really hot days because the Village Arena gets pretty damn toasty, even with all the doors open and a breeeze rolling through.
I seem to have misplaced the scoresheet, or I just didnt grab it today because I ended up playing another game right after with the Bullets because they were short a handful of players so I dont know the exact order of the goals. I'm pretty sure the Whalers scored on us first and we responded a few minutes later, only to have them repsond right back. we ended up tying the game and it went to OT and Stoutey was able to snipe a pretty dirty goal through the goalie's legs right off the faceoff to give us the win.
On a sidenote, the refs were pretty bad today. some wishy washy calls that could have gone either way seemed to be only going against us. The same thing happened in the game I played with the Bullets.
Brawley got ejected for talking shit to the ref
Ross got ejected for talking shit to the ref also but he was pretty vicious. tough guy for sure.
We also managed to kill off 6 straight minutes of penalties and another 8 minutes of penalties that we had racked up in the game. I'm pretty sure the Whalers got 3 total penalties all game.
shoutouts
- whole team shoutout, good game
I seem to have misplaced the scoresheet, or I just didnt grab it today because I ended up playing another game right after with the Bullets because they were short a handful of players so I dont know the exact order of the goals. I'm pretty sure the Whalers scored on us first and we responded a few minutes later, only to have them repsond right back. we ended up tying the game and it went to OT and Stoutey was able to snipe a pretty dirty goal through the goalie's legs right off the faceoff to give us the win.
On a sidenote, the refs were pretty bad today. some wishy washy calls that could have gone either way seemed to be only going against us. The same thing happened in the game I played with the Bullets.
Brawley got ejected for talking shit to the ref
Ross got ejected for talking shit to the ref also but he was pretty vicious. tough guy for sure.
We also managed to kill off 6 straight minutes of penalties and another 8 minutes of penalties that we had racked up in the game. I'm pretty sure the Whalers got 3 total penalties all game.
shoutouts
- whole team shoutout, good game
Monday, July 25, 2011
game 10/11
yea this is two games, not just one because i didnt really feel like blogging last week. we won game 10, which is always good, but we barely beat a team that we should have ran the score up on. they werent as good as we made them look with a narrrow 3-2 victory.
overall decent grade
on to game 11
this time im really bitter
rematch vs. the mighty drunks this week and again we lost a heartbreaker after blowing a lead with 1:30 left in the game and then losing in overtime. we were leading again 1-0 throughout the whole game and we were outplaying a younger and faster team and we were able to control the pace of the game. with that said, we couldnt seem to beat their goalie when it mattered and we let our guard down near the end of the game and it cost us.
there was no phantom icing calls this week or goals that actually went off the crossbar so no excuses. we should have beaten this team, we could have beaten this team, we couldnt come through in the clutch.
baskie got us our only goal, he had a good game.
shoutouts
muj played stellar and we didnt help him enough
the whole team played well
overall decent grade
on to game 11
this time im really bitter
rematch vs. the mighty drunks this week and again we lost a heartbreaker after blowing a lead with 1:30 left in the game and then losing in overtime. we were leading again 1-0 throughout the whole game and we were outplaying a younger and faster team and we were able to control the pace of the game. with that said, we couldnt seem to beat their goalie when it mattered and we let our guard down near the end of the game and it cost us.
there was no phantom icing calls this week or goals that actually went off the crossbar so no excuses. we should have beaten this team, we could have beaten this team, we couldnt come through in the clutch.
baskie got us our only goal, he had a good game.
shoutouts
muj played stellar and we didnt help him enough
the whole team played well
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Game 9
I've been busy... little time to blog. not making an excuse, just saying thats why stuff is late.
ok, game 9 was against the bullets if i can remember correctly. high scoring game, pretty sure the final score was 6-6. we had lots of shots but just couldnt find the back of the net. i vivdly remember a 4 on 3 powerplay in overtime where we just couldnt hit the net. overall it wasnt a terrible game for the Minivans considering it was such a high scoring contest. cant blame the goalie, we should have been better as a team and not given them the chances we did. that shits just turrible.
shoutouts
- just one shoutout to the whole team
ok, game 9 was against the bullets if i can remember correctly. high scoring game, pretty sure the final score was 6-6. we had lots of shots but just couldnt find the back of the net. i vivdly remember a 4 on 3 powerplay in overtime where we just couldnt hit the net. overall it wasnt a terrible game for the Minivans considering it was such a high scoring contest. cant blame the goalie, we should have been better as a team and not given them the chances we did. that shits just turrible.
shoutouts
- just one shoutout to the whole team
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
game 8
im bitter. the minvans finally lost and had the refs been watching the game we would have won.
final score was 2-1 in overtime off of a goal that actually only hit the crossbar and didnt go into the net at all.
the refs also called icing on us with 1 minute left in the game when one of their players clearly touched the ball after we fired it out of our zone and that icing call resulted in the tying goal.
like i said... pretty bitter
The Mighty Drunks are a good young team but we can beat them.
final score was 2-1 in overtime off of a goal that actually only hit the crossbar and didnt go into the net at all.
the refs also called icing on us with 1 minute left in the game when one of their players clearly touched the ball after we fired it out of our zone and that icing call resulted in the tying goal.
like i said... pretty bitter
The Mighty Drunks are a good young team but we can beat them.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Game 7
We had been trying for 2 weeks to reschedule today's game for a later time so that we might be have kotch, bev, cow, and jason back from europe to play for us but no dice. 6pm game time, earliest we've ever played and it didnt really make a difference to us how many players we were missing. we had a total of 9 players on our bench today, 2 full forward lines and 3 defencemen. 1 less player than we had last week and the result was the same. another game, another victory for the Minivans. we're 7-0-0 now and if we can beat a team with only 9 players then i cant wait till we have a full team again.
Our opponent this week was the Pylons, we've played them quite a few times over the past 3 years and the games have always been exciting. We had Baskie in net today because Muj cant play earlier games and Iain also came out to play again for us because we needed him. overall a solid game by the whole team. The Hackett, Stoutey, and Kev Jonhston line connected for 3 goals on their very first shift, in the span of 56 seconds and that pretty much set the pace for the rest of the game.
even with us down 6/7 players we were still able to control the tempo of the game and effectively shut down a team with atleast 3 more players than us. the ability of our forwards to cycle the ball properly in their zone tired the Pylons down pretty well and gave us the upper hand because by the third period they were barely running anymore and we still had plenty of gas left in the tank.
ok so, as far as boxscore goes, kevin had 2 goals, so did stoute, and then in the third hackett sniped a beauty wrister past the keeper to make it 5-1 and we knew by that time we had the W.
Whenever Baskie plays net for us we know that we wont need many goals to get a win because he can single handedly win a game for us.
our team has now allowed 10 goals in the first 7 games of the season. not too shabby.
we have also scored the most goals out of any team and we're still undefeated. thats the only stat that matters. 7-0-0.
shoutouts.
- shoutout to Baskie, thanks for comin through and playing net when we needed you. solid game, as expected
- shoutout to Iain. another solid game by you as well as a call-up. maybe you should play on sunday more often. good hustle
- shoutout to vernoy, kells and iain because they were the only defence we had all game and managed to stop any real threat the Pylons would muster
- shoutout to the whole team. good win Minivans.
Our opponent this week was the Pylons, we've played them quite a few times over the past 3 years and the games have always been exciting. We had Baskie in net today because Muj cant play earlier games and Iain also came out to play again for us because we needed him. overall a solid game by the whole team. The Hackett, Stoutey, and Kev Jonhston line connected for 3 goals on their very first shift, in the span of 56 seconds and that pretty much set the pace for the rest of the game.
even with us down 6/7 players we were still able to control the tempo of the game and effectively shut down a team with atleast 3 more players than us. the ability of our forwards to cycle the ball properly in their zone tired the Pylons down pretty well and gave us the upper hand because by the third period they were barely running anymore and we still had plenty of gas left in the tank.
ok so, as far as boxscore goes, kevin had 2 goals, so did stoute, and then in the third hackett sniped a beauty wrister past the keeper to make it 5-1 and we knew by that time we had the W.
Whenever Baskie plays net for us we know that we wont need many goals to get a win because he can single handedly win a game for us.
our team has now allowed 10 goals in the first 7 games of the season. not too shabby.
we have also scored the most goals out of any team and we're still undefeated. thats the only stat that matters. 7-0-0.
shoutouts.
- shoutout to Baskie, thanks for comin through and playing net when we needed you. solid game, as expected
- shoutout to Iain. another solid game by you as well as a call-up. maybe you should play on sunday more often. good hustle
- shoutout to vernoy, kells and iain because they were the only defence we had all game and managed to stop any real threat the Pylons would muster
- shoutout to the whole team. good win Minivans.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
games 5 and 6
i've been slacking, i know.
game 5 was decent, nothing amazing by any means though. we played the titans and what should have been a resounding victory for us ended up being barely a victory for us. we won 3-2 on a close game that could have very well gone the other way had they hit the net instead of hitting posts but thats all done and finished now and we got the win. thats all that matters.
game 6 seemed as though it was going to be a little tougher because we were up against the Whalers, and we were missing 5 players from our team; kotchie, beavan, cowin, megit (all in europe) and jeremy (sick??) and then also little brawley. so we were actually missing 6 guys but no biggie. Iain came through in the clutch and played for us and since we were down so many guys i had to play defence with him. my first shift was atrocious and it resulted in their first, and only, goal of the game. it took a little while but after that i got a feel for defence and Iain and I played a solid game. Vernoy and Kells also played a solid game as the other 2 defencemen. we had a total of 10 guys and a goalie so it was exactly 2 full lines. oh yea, did i mention that we had BASKIE playing forward for us?? yea, desperate times call for desperate measures and he had one of the best forward games i've ever seen him play. he was setting up goals left right and center. pretty sure he logged either 3 or 4 assists on the 6 goals so thats always a bonus. he wanted a goal badly but im sure he's ok with a handful of helpers.
from the moment of the first goal the whole team turned it up a notch and brought the heat to the Whalers. we scored 6 unanswered goals and the final score was 6-1 for us, yet another victory and that was good enough to run our current streak to 6 wins to start the season now. big things.
special shoutout to muj for shutting the door after the first goal and allowing us to get a win.
special shoutout to Iain for playing for us. i was glad to have a defence partner as solid as him to back me up. i didnt worry once throughout the game because i knew he had my back.
special shoutout to baskie for playing forward for us, while he was wasted, and getting atleast 3 assists, maybe more. good game bud, you were pro style for sure.
special shoutout to stoute, johnston, and hackett too, solid line.
actually, special shoutout to the whole minivans team on this one. we played a solid game as a whole and considering we were missing 6 players we played stellar.
good game team.
Minivans 6-0-0
game 5 was decent, nothing amazing by any means though. we played the titans and what should have been a resounding victory for us ended up being barely a victory for us. we won 3-2 on a close game that could have very well gone the other way had they hit the net instead of hitting posts but thats all done and finished now and we got the win. thats all that matters.
game 6 seemed as though it was going to be a little tougher because we were up against the Whalers, and we were missing 5 players from our team; kotchie, beavan, cowin, megit (all in europe) and jeremy (sick??) and then also little brawley. so we were actually missing 6 guys but no biggie. Iain came through in the clutch and played for us and since we were down so many guys i had to play defence with him. my first shift was atrocious and it resulted in their first, and only, goal of the game. it took a little while but after that i got a feel for defence and Iain and I played a solid game. Vernoy and Kells also played a solid game as the other 2 defencemen. we had a total of 10 guys and a goalie so it was exactly 2 full lines. oh yea, did i mention that we had BASKIE playing forward for us?? yea, desperate times call for desperate measures and he had one of the best forward games i've ever seen him play. he was setting up goals left right and center. pretty sure he logged either 3 or 4 assists on the 6 goals so thats always a bonus. he wanted a goal badly but im sure he's ok with a handful of helpers.
from the moment of the first goal the whole team turned it up a notch and brought the heat to the Whalers. we scored 6 unanswered goals and the final score was 6-1 for us, yet another victory and that was good enough to run our current streak to 6 wins to start the season now. big things.
special shoutout to muj for shutting the door after the first goal and allowing us to get a win.
special shoutout to Iain for playing for us. i was glad to have a defence partner as solid as him to back me up. i didnt worry once throughout the game because i knew he had my back.
special shoutout to baskie for playing forward for us, while he was wasted, and getting atleast 3 assists, maybe more. good game bud, you were pro style for sure.
special shoutout to stoute, johnston, and hackett too, solid line.
actually, special shoutout to the whole minivans team on this one. we played a solid game as a whole and considering we were missing 6 players we played stellar.
good game team.
Minivans 6-0-0
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
game 5 preview
this week we're playing the Titans on sunday at 8pm. this is a team we've played numerous times in the past 2 years and i was able to pull up the scores from last year and i'm seeing a trend here...
in 3 games we beat them 3 times and outscored them 18-2 last year.
lets not get ahead of ourselves though. who knows, maybe they have a whole new team. all i know for sure is that they're 0-4-0 so far and i'd like to help them get to 5 losses. i know the rest of the Minivans want to help them out also. and we'd also like to run our own streak to 5 straight wins to start the season.
another big game ahead of us this upcoming sunday
in 3 games we beat them 3 times and outscored them 18-2 last year.
lets not get ahead of ourselves though. who knows, maybe they have a whole new team. all i know for sure is that they're 0-4-0 so far and i'd like to help them get to 5 losses. i know the rest of the Minivans want to help them out also. and we'd also like to run our own streak to 5 straight wins to start the season.
another big game ahead of us this upcoming sunday
Monday, June 6, 2011
game 4 - summer season
another sunday night game... you know what that means!!
another solid game played by The Minivans and yet another victory to run our record to 4-0-0 to start the season. this game was a close one though and we were lucky to get the win and not have to settle for a tie.
We were playing the Redmen, who were called the Wedding Crashers 2 years ago when they slaughtered us. the team was pretty much the same with a few changes. their goalie was a new one.
the game started off pretty even, both teams were tied for scoring chances in the first 8 minutes. they got the first goal with 4:33 left in the first off a weak goal and we responded a minute and a half later on a nice goal by younger brawley.
by the start of the second period you could tell the extra players on our bench were helping us out because the Redmen were getting pretty tired and only one period had passed. by the midway point of the second period we were out-shooting them, controlling the pace of the game and pretty much dictating what was happening.
no goals in the second period, but we got plenty of scoring chances. stouty missed a tap in on an empty net and made up for it in the third period when he scored a nice goal to put us up 2-1.
we were in complete control all of the third until the refs started to call some iffy penalties in the last 5 minutes. we got called on 3 penalties in the final 4:40 of the game and all we could do was try to block the point shots they kept taking from the point. we were doing pretty well until the last penalty called on us. the Redmen scored with a minute left in the game to tie it up and we were still on the penalty kill the last minute and 1 minute into overtime.
our penalty kill was pretty good in overtime considering it was 4 on 3 and we managed to kill the penalty off and bring some more heat to the Redmen. Ross told Hackett he wanted to go on for the overtime and he seemed pretty confident in himself so hackett sat with johnston while jeremy and ross went out there and proceeded to score the game-winner. it was pretty exciting and looks like ross was right.
shoutouts
- special shoutout to Baskie, he was playing in net for us because Muj had to work and he played flawlessly. good game bud
- shoutout to Jeremy Carr, nice goal to get us the win in OT
- shoutout to Ross, he had a few nice blocked shots and was playing really well this week
- shoutout to The Minivans, good game team, solid win
lets keep this streak going.
another solid game played by The Minivans and yet another victory to run our record to 4-0-0 to start the season. this game was a close one though and we were lucky to get the win and not have to settle for a tie.
We were playing the Redmen, who were called the Wedding Crashers 2 years ago when they slaughtered us. the team was pretty much the same with a few changes. their goalie was a new one.
the game started off pretty even, both teams were tied for scoring chances in the first 8 minutes. they got the first goal with 4:33 left in the first off a weak goal and we responded a minute and a half later on a nice goal by younger brawley.
by the start of the second period you could tell the extra players on our bench were helping us out because the Redmen were getting pretty tired and only one period had passed. by the midway point of the second period we were out-shooting them, controlling the pace of the game and pretty much dictating what was happening.
no goals in the second period, but we got plenty of scoring chances. stouty missed a tap in on an empty net and made up for it in the third period when he scored a nice goal to put us up 2-1.
we were in complete control all of the third until the refs started to call some iffy penalties in the last 5 minutes. we got called on 3 penalties in the final 4:40 of the game and all we could do was try to block the point shots they kept taking from the point. we were doing pretty well until the last penalty called on us. the Redmen scored with a minute left in the game to tie it up and we were still on the penalty kill the last minute and 1 minute into overtime.
our penalty kill was pretty good in overtime considering it was 4 on 3 and we managed to kill the penalty off and bring some more heat to the Redmen. Ross told Hackett he wanted to go on for the overtime and he seemed pretty confident in himself so hackett sat with johnston while jeremy and ross went out there and proceeded to score the game-winner. it was pretty exciting and looks like ross was right.
shoutouts
- special shoutout to Baskie, he was playing in net for us because Muj had to work and he played flawlessly. good game bud
- shoutout to Jeremy Carr, nice goal to get us the win in OT
- shoutout to Ross, he had a few nice blocked shots and was playing really well this week
- shoutout to The Minivans, good game team, solid win
lets keep this streak going.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
game 4 preview
this week we play the Redmen, the weak thing about it is that we have to go all the way to commander arena in scarborough. thats all the way out at McCowan road, kind of a pain but oh well. i dont know if we've played this team yet but we arent worried. the minivans are never worried.
The Redmen are 1-2 this year and they have lost 2 straight. their GF is 13 and GA is 12 so they dont have a very good +/- ratio with respect to goals. lets hope we can make that ratio a little worse come sunday.
Minivans going for that 4th straight win. big things...
The Redmen are 1-2 this year and they have lost 2 straight. their GF is 13 and GA is 12 so they dont have a very good +/- ratio with respect to goals. lets hope we can make that ratio a little worse come sunday.
Minivans going for that 4th straight win. big things...
Monday, May 30, 2011
game 3, summer season
another game, and yet another Minivans victory. this time to the dismay of The Roadrunners, who seem to be almost an entirely new team than the roadrunners team we played last year. different jerseys and everything, and they're mostly old dudes now instead of an actual good young team. unless i just have a terrible memory and its the exact same team as last year, yea that could be the case.
that aside, we went out there expecting a pretty evenly matched game and that wasnt the case at all. although the score might suggest it.
we outplayed them from the first whistle to the last and if it wasnt for some great saves their goalie made it would have been 6 or 7 to 2 instead of 4-2 final score.
lots of good playing from the team as a whole. kells had a dirty goal where he batted the ball out of the air. hackett had a snipe over the goalie's shoulder from like 5 feet in on a play that older brawley helped set up. brawley sr. also goat the first goal for us. i cant remember who got our other goal and the scoresheet guy fucked up on it. i think it was cowin? not sure but if someone knows and reads this let me know.
the two goals they scored were pretty much the only chances they got. muj made a couple huge saves but overall he wasnt too tested in the game. i remember him joking around that he was bored with about 5 minutes to go in the game. one of the goals was a shitty turnover by one of us in our end and the dude just snapped it top corner by muj, the other was a a breakaway on a lead pass to one of the guys that was floating up near our blue line all game. they had a few guys that were cherry picking during the game waiting for lead passes and i tried to yell it out and let guys know when they would do it. kinda of a cheap way of playing but it works so hey. i wouldnt use that strategy though.
overall a good game and another win. 3-0-0 for the season
Shoutouts
- muj is tops in the league right now for goalies. 4 goals allowed over 3 games, pretty good!
- it appears that bugging and harassing Beavan to take shots from the points has actually paid off and he's started to take some shots, and good ones too. its only a matter of time till he snipes and goal off a slapshot from the point
- ross played his heart out again this week. good hustle, he was beating everyone to every race.
- good game by jeremy, he had some good chances.
- good game by stabs, good hustle bud.
- big night by older brawley, 1 G and 2A, solid game. he played his ass off this week also and it was nice to see some good chemistry with his brother. also because thats the line i'm on so it helps me too.
- shoutout to the whole team, good win.
no boxscore available for this game.
that aside, we went out there expecting a pretty evenly matched game and that wasnt the case at all. although the score might suggest it.
we outplayed them from the first whistle to the last and if it wasnt for some great saves their goalie made it would have been 6 or 7 to 2 instead of 4-2 final score.
lots of good playing from the team as a whole. kells had a dirty goal where he batted the ball out of the air. hackett had a snipe over the goalie's shoulder from like 5 feet in on a play that older brawley helped set up. brawley sr. also goat the first goal for us. i cant remember who got our other goal and the scoresheet guy fucked up on it. i think it was cowin? not sure but if someone knows and reads this let me know.
the two goals they scored were pretty much the only chances they got. muj made a couple huge saves but overall he wasnt too tested in the game. i remember him joking around that he was bored with about 5 minutes to go in the game. one of the goals was a shitty turnover by one of us in our end and the dude just snapped it top corner by muj, the other was a a breakaway on a lead pass to one of the guys that was floating up near our blue line all game. they had a few guys that were cherry picking during the game waiting for lead passes and i tried to yell it out and let guys know when they would do it. kinda of a cheap way of playing but it works so hey. i wouldnt use that strategy though.
overall a good game and another win. 3-0-0 for the season
Shoutouts
- muj is tops in the league right now for goalies. 4 goals allowed over 3 games, pretty good!
- it appears that bugging and harassing Beavan to take shots from the points has actually paid off and he's started to take some shots, and good ones too. its only a matter of time till he snipes and goal off a slapshot from the point
- ross played his heart out again this week. good hustle, he was beating everyone to every race.
- good game by jeremy, he had some good chances.
- good game by stabs, good hustle bud.
- big night by older brawley, 1 G and 2A, solid game. he played his ass off this week also and it was nice to see some good chemistry with his brother. also because thats the line i'm on so it helps me too.
- shoutout to the whole team, good win.
no boxscore available for this game.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
next game
next sunday we play the Roadrunners. We havent played them since last summer and our overall record against them is 1-0-0. good news for us, we're one of the only teams in our division that played during the offseason so we're warmed up and other teams arent. go time baby, lets keep this streak going.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Game 1 and 2 - Summer Season
I've been busy with school and such and haven't gotten around to doing these yet so I decided to combine weeks one and two into one post.
Game 1 we were up against our rival The Whalers and considering how good they were last year, I didnt expect the result that happened. It was a route, we won 4-0 and we outplayed them like it was our job. Muj played amazingly well in net and secured a shutout and we played solid offensively as well as defensively. I got a goal on my first shift on my first shot which felt pretty good. Hackett scored as well, and brawley got one on a pass by me. the other goal for us was by Cowin on a solid play in front of the net. overall a good game and we sure showed them who's the Boss. in other news, Beavan almost scored a beauty of a goal that would have been the highlight of the season in the first game. he loaded up a slapshot from the point that just barely hit the crossbar and stayed out but it was a beauty shot. i was surprised because he never takes shots. maybe he should more often if thats the type of heat he's packing.
Game 2 was more of the same. Goals were scored by Stouty, Jonhston, Brawley and Hackett and it was a solid 4-2 win for us over The Bullets. another good team from last year.
jr. brawley is back playing with us which is nice to see because the brothers play so well together. i was on a line with them and we were on the floor for 2 of the goals so i know that this is an effective line. we were missing jason because he's on a work trip. i think he's in Brazil right now.
sorry about the short post. next week's will be better.
Shoutouts
special shoutout to stabs, good to have him back playing with us full time.
another special shoutout to kotchie's new shorts. goodbye to the plaid cargo shorts with 17 pockets and now he can actually show off his speed with proper shorts on. he played a solid game and put the pressure on the bullets when we needed him to.
special mention to Ross as well, he was a grinder yesterday and really helped us secure the victory with him playing his ass off.
Game 1 we were up against our rival The Whalers and considering how good they were last year, I didnt expect the result that happened. It was a route, we won 4-0 and we outplayed them like it was our job. Muj played amazingly well in net and secured a shutout and we played solid offensively as well as defensively. I got a goal on my first shift on my first shot which felt pretty good. Hackett scored as well, and brawley got one on a pass by me. the other goal for us was by Cowin on a solid play in front of the net. overall a good game and we sure showed them who's the Boss. in other news, Beavan almost scored a beauty of a goal that would have been the highlight of the season in the first game. he loaded up a slapshot from the point that just barely hit the crossbar and stayed out but it was a beauty shot. i was surprised because he never takes shots. maybe he should more often if thats the type of heat he's packing.
Game 2 was more of the same. Goals were scored by Stouty, Jonhston, Brawley and Hackett and it was a solid 4-2 win for us over The Bullets. another good team from last year.
jr. brawley is back playing with us which is nice to see because the brothers play so well together. i was on a line with them and we were on the floor for 2 of the goals so i know that this is an effective line. we were missing jason because he's on a work trip. i think he's in Brazil right now.
sorry about the short post. next week's will be better.
Shoutouts
special shoutout to stabs, good to have him back playing with us full time.
another special shoutout to kotchie's new shorts. goodbye to the plaid cargo shorts with 17 pockets and now he can actually show off his speed with proper shorts on. he played a solid game and put the pressure on the bullets when we needed him to.
special mention to Ross as well, he was a grinder yesterday and really helped us secure the victory with him playing his ass off.
Friday, May 6, 2011
playoffs
yesterday was our first and only playoff game of the spring season and had we known from the offset that this was the only game we would be playing and that it was for all the marbles (the marbles being the thursday B or C championship), I like to think we may have played with a little more urgency throughout the game.
Although we won the game, we and specifically I made some silly mistakes throughout the first two periods that could have easily cost us the game had it not been for some great goaltending and back-checking. One upside from this game is that the only goals the other team scored were on the powerplay and they couldnt compare with us at even strength.
The first period of the game was pretty fast paced and we set the tempo early. lots of shots and scoring chances but we couldnt bury and they couldnt muster much of an attack. the only real chances they had were shitty outlet passes to the few quick players they had. They did, however, get on the board first after I took a mindless high sticking penalty. I wasnt even thinking when I did it, they tried to clear the ball from their zone and the guy shot it high and I instinctively raised my stick to stop it. I actually stopped the ball which felt pretty good then I realized that was against the rules and was kicking myself all the way to the box. The other team was able to set up and we werent pressuring much and a shot from the point resulted in a rebound that was tapped home for a 1-0 lead.
The second period was more of the same, lots of chances for us but we couldnt beat their goalie. he was playing pretty well now that i think about it. Ross took a phantom interference call and went to the box and the other team was able to cycle yet again and set up with a big guy in front of the net and there wasnt much Maj could do when he got the rebound.
The third period we still had plenty of gas in the tank and the other team was starting to show signs of fatigue thanks to their short bench and we got many more chances. eventually it got to them waiting for us to come down the floor and, either letting their goalie make a huge save or watching us shoot it way wide. then they would get the rebound, get past the blue line and fire it down the floor. Stabs, who was still recovering from his surgery was watching the game and went home in the first period to grab his gear incase he needed it. he showed back up around 12min left in the game and got ready. we were finally able to beat their goalie with 6:15 left in the game. Stoute got a nice goal, then Cowin potted one 2 minutes later to tie it up. we had them on their heels down to the wire and Hackett came through clutch and sealed the deal for us with 11 seconds left in the game. comeback complete, game over.
overall we played a decent game but almost got shut out by a mediocre goalie. summer season starts this weekend. aint no break for the Minivans.
Special shoutout to Stabs. You're a trooper bud, no one is as tough as you. and i mean no one. MVP of the game just because he played while still recovering from hernia surgery, and he set up hackett on the winning goal.
good season team
Although we won the game, we and specifically I made some silly mistakes throughout the first two periods that could have easily cost us the game had it not been for some great goaltending and back-checking. One upside from this game is that the only goals the other team scored were on the powerplay and they couldnt compare with us at even strength.
The first period of the game was pretty fast paced and we set the tempo early. lots of shots and scoring chances but we couldnt bury and they couldnt muster much of an attack. the only real chances they had were shitty outlet passes to the few quick players they had. They did, however, get on the board first after I took a mindless high sticking penalty. I wasnt even thinking when I did it, they tried to clear the ball from their zone and the guy shot it high and I instinctively raised my stick to stop it. I actually stopped the ball which felt pretty good then I realized that was against the rules and was kicking myself all the way to the box. The other team was able to set up and we werent pressuring much and a shot from the point resulted in a rebound that was tapped home for a 1-0 lead.
The second period was more of the same, lots of chances for us but we couldnt beat their goalie. he was playing pretty well now that i think about it. Ross took a phantom interference call and went to the box and the other team was able to cycle yet again and set up with a big guy in front of the net and there wasnt much Maj could do when he got the rebound.
The third period we still had plenty of gas in the tank and the other team was starting to show signs of fatigue thanks to their short bench and we got many more chances. eventually it got to them waiting for us to come down the floor and, either letting their goalie make a huge save or watching us shoot it way wide. then they would get the rebound, get past the blue line and fire it down the floor. Stabs, who was still recovering from his surgery was watching the game and went home in the first period to grab his gear incase he needed it. he showed back up around 12min left in the game and got ready. we were finally able to beat their goalie with 6:15 left in the game. Stoute got a nice goal, then Cowin potted one 2 minutes later to tie it up. we had them on their heels down to the wire and Hackett came through clutch and sealed the deal for us with 11 seconds left in the game. comeback complete, game over.
overall we played a decent game but almost got shut out by a mediocre goalie. summer season starts this weekend. aint no break for the Minivans.
Special shoutout to Stabs. You're a trooper bud, no one is as tough as you. and i mean no one. MVP of the game just because he played while still recovering from hernia surgery, and he set up hackett on the winning goal.
good season team
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