Ouch... That looked like it really hurt....
Played another game with the summer crew. A couple of the usual suspects were there, plus a special guest star on defense - a woman that a bunch of us know from around. She was a little unsure of herself, but the rest of us were sure enough for her. She played great, had 3-4 blocked shots at least, and was steady at the blue line all night.
I wish I could say the same for the rest of the hangers-on that showed to play. Some of them have skills -- some of them have big time skills! -- and some of them were just adequate. Lots of them have attitude, though. At least 2-3 of my team mates are people I've hit when I played against them (they either don't remember or don't care).
For the second game in a row, we had someone get ejected, this time for drawing blood on a penalty. He basically cross-checked a kid accross the face. The kid is someone I've played against and with, and he's a nice guy, pretty clean player. It was really embarassing. I made sure to talk to him after the game and let him know that the guy was just some sub, not a regular member of our team, and that he wouldn't be back for the fall season when our real team plays. I like rough hockey, but that was a little too much. It also turned the game against us, as the long stopage while they mopped up blood and figured out the penalty killed all my/our momentum.
I played a great first half, then a so-so second half. Let in a couple I wish I could have back, but only one was really bad. Final was 6-3, so my mistake didn't end up making the difference. We just couldn't get enough shots on net durring the second half of the game. The long stop had wrecked my flow, and the loss of a player screwed up the lines.
Come to think of it, I wouldn't be heartbroken to not have that guy skate for us again this summer either...
I wish I could say the same for the rest of the hangers-on that showed to play. Some of them have skills -- some of them have big time skills! -- and some of them were just adequate. Lots of them have attitude, though. At least 2-3 of my team mates are people I've hit when I played against them (they either don't remember or don't care).
For the second game in a row, we had someone get ejected, this time for drawing blood on a penalty. He basically cross-checked a kid accross the face. The kid is someone I've played against and with, and he's a nice guy, pretty clean player. It was really embarassing. I made sure to talk to him after the game and let him know that the guy was just some sub, not a regular member of our team, and that he wouldn't be back for the fall season when our real team plays. I like rough hockey, but that was a little too much. It also turned the game against us, as the long stopage while they mopped up blood and figured out the penalty killed all my/our momentum.
I played a great first half, then a so-so second half. Let in a couple I wish I could have back, but only one was really bad. Final was 6-3, so my mistake didn't end up making the difference. We just couldn't get enough shots on net durring the second half of the game. The long stop had wrecked my flow, and the loss of a player screwed up the lines.
Come to think of it, I wouldn't be heartbroken to not have that guy skate for us again this summer either...
posted by Micah at 10:05 AM
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