My first season of novice men's ice hockey has been a rollercoaster ride. We lost the first few games, but were competitive for the most part. Just a little over-matched; getting beat by the other team's high skill players. Game #3 saw our first win! It was a tight game. We had a two goal lead early, then trailed, and finally puled ahead for a 5-4 win. We followed this up with a nightmare game.
Our goaltending has been very good. We tend to spend far too much time in our own zone, but we get bailed-out by the guy between the pipes. So, we tend to look respectable in games that could be blowouts. Well, our luck ran out. It was to the tune of 0-13. To make matters worse, I missed 3 breakaway attempts to break their shutout. It was a humbling experience.
We bounced right back last night. Due to the 4th of July holiday, we played on a Tuesday night and only 3-days after our last game. It takes 2-days for my legs to stop hurting; so I was concerned with the quick turnaround. But our goalie stole the show once again. I think he had 40+ saves. Zone time was heavily in their favor. But we squeezed out a 3-2 win! The Fighters tend to fade as the game goes on, but we seemed to play better each period in this game.
The best part of playing with these guys is that it is fun. No big egos in the locker room. It's been a blast so far. Now if I could just learn to stop on ice...
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