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Monday, March 23, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patricks Day
Happy St Patricks Day everyone, have a drink and be Irish. I know I will be pretending to be Irish today, this is one of my favorite holidays.
I have been working with some of our old Amik video lately and here is one of the clips. I think the fishing has gotten better since then.....what do you think?
I have been working with some of our old Amik video lately and here is one of the clips. I think the fishing has gotten better since then.....what do you think?
Monday, March 16, 2009
The Provincial Championship
My oldest daughter played in the bantam girls provincial B championship this weekend. It was her 5th tournament and yet to come home with a medal.....this year they had an awesome chance to be the best. The tournament was held in a small town called Carman, the same town I played in the Manitoba Winter Games 19 years ago when I was a bantam! My team ended up winning a bronze medal after losing the semi-final game in overtime. I was optimistic that her team would be in the gold medal game here this weekend.
They started the tournament with a 3-2 victory over the Neepawa Natives on Friday in the first round robin game. Then there were lots of things going on for the girls around town.
Hockey is a great sport and these are the times they will remember for ever. I know I still do. The girls are always having a good time!
Friday night there was a banquet and a hypnotist. Taina laughed for 2 days after it was over. Girls from every team took part and performed awesome! Here they are showing off their muscles.
After winning their other round robin game 4-0 they finished 3rd out of 10 teams. They then had to play a quarter final game to advance to the semi final Sunday morning. Again the girls won, although it was 0-0 after 2 periods they came out in the third and out scored Morden 5-1. The 2nd place Portage Terriers were their opponent Sunday morning at 9 am. An awesome game that headed for OT after we tied it at 1 with less than 2 minutes remaining! But, the Terriers prevailed early on overtime. Disappointing but now they played for the bronze.
The girls were flying against The Pas Huskies and jumped out to a 2-0 lead right away, both goals scored were assisted by my daughter Taina and scored by her friend Lannea. The Pas was a tough opponent and it was the roughest girls game I have ever seen. Right up my alley. Scuffles occuring after many whistles and lots of great chances at both ends! We took a penalty with 2:30 left and The Pas capitalized to tie the game at 3! Overtime here we go again, 2 in the same day! Very stressful even for a spectator. The outcome this time was a much happier one as we scored to win the Bronze medal! Finally Taina had won a Provincial medal. I was so proud of her and her team they worked so hard and deserved the win.
They started the tournament with a 3-2 victory over the Neepawa Natives on Friday in the first round robin game. Then there were lots of things going on for the girls around town.
Hockey is a great sport and these are the times they will remember for ever. I know I still do. The girls are always having a good time!
Friday night there was a banquet and a hypnotist. Taina laughed for 2 days after it was over. Girls from every team took part and performed awesome! Here they are showing off their muscles.
After winning their other round robin game 4-0 they finished 3rd out of 10 teams. They then had to play a quarter final game to advance to the semi final Sunday morning. Again the girls won, although it was 0-0 after 2 periods they came out in the third and out scored Morden 5-1. The 2nd place Portage Terriers were their opponent Sunday morning at 9 am. An awesome game that headed for OT after we tied it at 1 with less than 2 minutes remaining! But, the Terriers prevailed early on overtime. Disappointing but now they played for the bronze.
The girls were flying against The Pas Huskies and jumped out to a 2-0 lead right away, both goals scored were assisted by my daughter Taina and scored by her friend Lannea. The Pas was a tough opponent and it was the roughest girls game I have ever seen. Right up my alley. Scuffles occuring after many whistles and lots of great chances at both ends! We took a penalty with 2:30 left and The Pas capitalized to tie the game at 3! Overtime here we go again, 2 in the same day! Very stressful even for a spectator. The outcome this time was a much happier one as we scored to win the Bronze medal! Finally Taina had won a Provincial medal. I was so proud of her and her team they worked so hard and deserved the win.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
The seasons are changing!
The winds have been blowing alot here in Manitoba lately. I think that signifies some change is occuring. Spring is finally on its way. We are still a ways off from seeing this sight but I can't wait!!! This is the gap heading out of the bay at Cherrington Lake looking north. Thanks to Larry G. for the photo.
We are heading to play an exhibition game in Gimli on monday with a very short bench. 8 skaters and a goalie, there will be no complaints about not enough icetime.:)
We are heading to play an exhibition game in Gimli on monday with a very short bench. 8 skaters and a goalie, there will be no complaints about not enough icetime.:)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
An Early Exit from the Playoffs
Well it is over. We lost game 2 by a wide margin and even got shut out! Our team did not come out wanting the win at all on Saturday. But I have seen and been apart of a number of those kind of efforts, it is weird how a whole team can not show up to play. Today was a whole new game. I was hoping for a better effort and overall it was there. The game today was decided on capitalizing on mistakes, and Stonewall did just that to us. We played well defensively but made a few errors and they scored when they had the chance. When we picked up the puck on turn overs we did not.
This is our tough year, we are all first year peewee players (11 years old) playing in a league of teams that are generally half 11 and 12 year olds. It sucks to lose but we still have a month left of hockey consisting of exhibition and one last big tournament in Winnipeg. Next year we should not be the under dogs!
This is our tough year, we are all first year peewee players (11 years old) playing in a league of teams that are generally half 11 and 12 year olds. It sucks to lose but we still have a month left of hockey consisting of exhibition and one last big tournament in Winnipeg. Next year we should not be the under dogs!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
And game one goes to..........
It was a thrilling first game of the series versus Stonewall!! Most of our team had the flu or was just getting over it so I was not sure what to expect from everyone. Matthew, one of our best defencemen's eyes were like sheets of glass they were so glossy. When Tera one of the girls, came into the dressing room and said she was looking forward to this game for 2 days I knew things were looking up. I just kept telling them to give it everything...leave nothing behind...go hard...and I also told them that they know how to win, they did it last year, think about that and what it took to get there.
We were down 2-1 after one period, down 4-3 after 2 periods. A penalty shot was even awarded to either team during the game, no goals were scored. Every time we tied it up Stonewall came back at us and took the lead again. We were constantly fighting from behind. But everyone was playing just the way I knew they could and gave it all. Leo, one of our defencemen was laying out kids left and right who were way bigger than himself and it fired up his team! Giving them the will to come back. Tony, our most trusted goal scorer scored 3 third period goals, the 5-4 go ahead goal at 3:05 was from behind the net. Generally the team that skates and works hard gets the lucky bounces and tonight we did! But less then a minute later Stonewall squeaked one in to tie it up. It was looking like overtime for sure when Maija(my daughter) got the puck at our blue line and went around their defencemen like a flash, streaking up the middle of the ice... Tony was breaking up the middle as well and Maija gave him the puck at their blueline for the breakaway....and he put it in with 24 seconds to go!!! Stonewall called time out and pulled the goalie. The puck did end up in our end for the last few seconds but we kept them to the outside and blocked a couple shots to hold on. Game 2 is on Saturday......
Eriksdale Winter Carnival
Wearing my old number!!
The rematch of the Dads vs the local Midget team was Friday night. It was another tight one. When they are little we used to let them win, now they are older we can't let them win!! The boys went up 6 to 5 on the Dads with 37 seconds to go. It was tough to swallow. But with the score keeper asleep at the wheel we got a few extra seconds cause the clock didn't start right away and we put the pressure on. We crashed the net hard and I picked up the Garbage as I have many times in front of the net and shovelled in the tieing goal with 13 seconds left. Overtime! Guess who scored to win it??? Johnny. I picked up a pass from Virgil Johnson (a grey bearded grizzly looking dad) in our own end and had room up the boards so I went. Crossing their blueline I let her rip as hard as I could along the ice. It had just enough juice on it to get through under thew tenders pads and went in. The Dads were victorious again! This time under a small protest about the clock but still a win!!! The winning goal is on tape so I will see if I can get my hands on that video.
Rena, the girls and I did the car rally/scavenger hunt on Saturday. It was a blast, driving around finding weird things like an Eatons catalogue, handcuffs, a 1993 newspaper clipping, an 8-track, a roll of quarters and so on. It was fun.
Saturday night was hockey again, the Oldtimers night, we played with a sponge puck that had a hard center so it still had some weight to it. Way more fun to handle and pass. No contact this night, my brother and I had pretty sore bodies from the night before playing the Midgets. Those water bottles in our hands helped with the soreness though!:)
The Eriksdale Mustangs were a team my Dad coached to a few Championships. I was at those games... I was a baby sleeping under the concession booth.
We were down 2-1 after one period, down 4-3 after 2 periods. A penalty shot was even awarded to either team during the game, no goals were scored. Every time we tied it up Stonewall came back at us and took the lead again. We were constantly fighting from behind. But everyone was playing just the way I knew they could and gave it all. Leo, one of our defencemen was laying out kids left and right who were way bigger than himself and it fired up his team! Giving them the will to come back. Tony, our most trusted goal scorer scored 3 third period goals, the 5-4 go ahead goal at 3:05 was from behind the net. Generally the team that skates and works hard gets the lucky bounces and tonight we did! But less then a minute later Stonewall squeaked one in to tie it up. It was looking like overtime for sure when Maija(my daughter) got the puck at our blue line and went around their defencemen like a flash, streaking up the middle of the ice... Tony was breaking up the middle as well and Maija gave him the puck at their blueline for the breakaway....and he put it in with 24 seconds to go!!! Stonewall called time out and pulled the goalie. The puck did end up in our end for the last few seconds but we kept them to the outside and blocked a couple shots to hold on. Game 2 is on Saturday......
Eriksdale Winter Carnival
Wearing my old number!!
The rematch of the Dads vs the local Midget team was Friday night. It was another tight one. When they are little we used to let them win, now they are older we can't let them win!! The boys went up 6 to 5 on the Dads with 37 seconds to go. It was tough to swallow. But with the score keeper asleep at the wheel we got a few extra seconds cause the clock didn't start right away and we put the pressure on. We crashed the net hard and I picked up the Garbage as I have many times in front of the net and shovelled in the tieing goal with 13 seconds left. Overtime! Guess who scored to win it??? Johnny. I picked up a pass from Virgil Johnson (a grey bearded grizzly looking dad) in our own end and had room up the boards so I went. Crossing their blueline I let her rip as hard as I could along the ice. It had just enough juice on it to get through under thew tenders pads and went in. The Dads were victorious again! This time under a small protest about the clock but still a win!!! The winning goal is on tape so I will see if I can get my hands on that video.
Rena, the girls and I did the car rally/scavenger hunt on Saturday. It was a blast, driving around finding weird things like an Eatons catalogue, handcuffs, a 1993 newspaper clipping, an 8-track, a roll of quarters and so on. It was fun.
Saturday night was hockey again, the Oldtimers night, we played with a sponge puck that had a hard center so it still had some weight to it. Way more fun to handle and pass. No contact this night, my brother and I had pretty sore bodies from the night before playing the Midgets. Those water bottles in our hands helped with the soreness though!:)
The Eriksdale Mustangs were a team my Dad coached to a few Championships. I was at those games... I was a baby sleeping under the concession booth.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Playoff Time!!!
It is that time of year again and it is always exciting! We ended up in 3rd place in our league and have to play the 1st place team in the first round of the playoffs, best of 3. Our opponents are the Stonewall Blues who we have a win a lose and a tie against this year. It is going to be a rough series. Every time we play it has gotten more intense. It will be tough but we can do it, we may not be the fastest or most skilled team but we have Heart! Our team tasted Victory last season so they know what it tastes like. Here is last years winning post.
We had 2 games remaining to play on the last day of regular season so we had no choice but to play them on the same day. We travelled to Stonewall for a 10 am game and then had to eat in the vehicle to play St Laurent at home at 1:30. We lost the first game to 2-1 against our opponents in the first round in a close game and then tied the last game 3-3 against the last place team! We were losing 2-0 after 2 periods. It was a Horrific game. I have not seen these kids play like that in a long time, I guess it is good to get that over with before playoffs.
At the intermission it looked like we were going to lose this one and I was not very happy to say the least. I remembered back to when my Dad coached me, when we played badly, what did he do to motivate us......Freak out! As soon as we got into the dressing room the garbage can got a good hard boot across the room to get everyones attention then a short "motivational" speech, and I left the room. Let me tell you, there was a different team on the ice in the 3rd period. We came out flying and went up 3-2 10 minutes into the period. St Laurent had a sniff of victory and came hard at us. They ended up getting the tieing goal with a couple minutes to go. We were all over them for the remainder of the game and hit the goal post twice and even scored once but we had a delayed penalty and it was dis-allowed. We had to settle for a tie. At least we saved some face in front of our home crowd with a good effort in the third.
My oldest daughter is playing in a AA girls league this season and has one game remaining. Hopefully they can go far in the playoffs as well.
Here is Maija before the first Sunday game.
Jerrica, on the right is the smallest player on our team, she is the hardest hitter though, she can knock the biggest of boys on their butt. She has an awesome skating stride and a mean streak that resembles yours truly on the ice. I really enjoy having a team of boys and girls playing contact hockey.
Maija and Jerrica from our team were chosen to go to a Girls Developement camp for a day. It is good for these kids to be coached by other coaches, meet other girl hockey players and most importantly get some exposure. There are more and more opportunities for girl hockey players every year.
We had 2 games remaining to play on the last day of regular season so we had no choice but to play them on the same day. We travelled to Stonewall for a 10 am game and then had to eat in the vehicle to play St Laurent at home at 1:30. We lost the first game to 2-1 against our opponents in the first round in a close game and then tied the last game 3-3 against the last place team! We were losing 2-0 after 2 periods. It was a Horrific game. I have not seen these kids play like that in a long time, I guess it is good to get that over with before playoffs.
At the intermission it looked like we were going to lose this one and I was not very happy to say the least. I remembered back to when my Dad coached me, when we played badly, what did he do to motivate us......Freak out! As soon as we got into the dressing room the garbage can got a good hard boot across the room to get everyones attention then a short "motivational" speech, and I left the room. Let me tell you, there was a different team on the ice in the 3rd period. We came out flying and went up 3-2 10 minutes into the period. St Laurent had a sniff of victory and came hard at us. They ended up getting the tieing goal with a couple minutes to go. We were all over them for the remainder of the game and hit the goal post twice and even scored once but we had a delayed penalty and it was dis-allowed. We had to settle for a tie. At least we saved some face in front of our home crowd with a good effort in the third.
My oldest daughter is playing in a AA girls league this season and has one game remaining. Hopefully they can go far in the playoffs as well.
Here is Maija before the first Sunday game.
Jerrica, on the right is the smallest player on our team, she is the hardest hitter though, she can knock the biggest of boys on their butt. She has an awesome skating stride and a mean streak that resembles yours truly on the ice. I really enjoy having a team of boys and girls playing contact hockey.
Maija and Jerrica from our team were chosen to go to a Girls Developement camp for a day. It is good for these kids to be coached by other coaches, meet other girl hockey players and most importantly get some exposure. There are more and more opportunities for girl hockey players every year.
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