Game One: Mission Red (Arizona)
This game wasn't too hard from the start, but later in the game it got stressful. Going into the game, the whole team was so nervous I'm surprised nobody puked before the game started. Two minutes into the game, one of my line-mates roofs a backhand top cheddar. Damn, that goal was unreal; it put us up against Mission Red 1-0. Guess what happened two minutes after that? I scored! I was in the high slot, and Jake Jensen passed me the puck, and all I had to do was one-time it and BOOM, I 'niped near side (glove side low). Dang it was 2-0 within four minutes of the game! We were all pumped, and we kept it up till the third period. It was 5-2 at that point, and we were confident that we would win. This was a mistake, and we played very weak in the third. With two minutes left, it was 5-4, and they had the energy to put another one in to tie us. Luckily we held them, and we won 5-4. First game done! We were hyped, yet we knew we needed to pick it up next game.
Game Two: Nashville Jr. Predators
This game was veryyyy challenging, and it was the second most challenging game of the tournament. This team was REALLY good. Our two teams were almost identical and the game went back and forth for the whole three periods. Each period more and more butterflies crowded into my stomach, and I loved it, but also abhorred it. It was 2-1 in the third, and things were beginning to get sketchy. Nashville was getting a ton of SOG (shots on goal), but our tendy, Ty Cramer kept us in the game. With a 2-1 game, another goal for us was imperative. It ended up being ME who got that goal to make it 3-1, and from there, Nashville accepted defeat and sort of quit playing at their highest level. We got another goal to make the final score 4-1. What a game; we became 2-0 going into our third game.
My goal versus the Jr. Predators
Creds to Mr. Anderson
P.S., Sorry about the bad quality, that's the only way I could post the video...
Game Three: Manchester Flames
There really isn't much to talk about in this game... This team was really chippy and it was scary going into the corners with these kids, because they hit, HARD. They weren't very skilled and were 0-2 in the tournament, so they just let out their anger against us. I scored the first goal in this game, and it was pretty nice, just a little patience in front of the net, and then a backhand top shelf. The game ended 5-0, so not too much excitement occurred; although this win sent us to the quarter finals of the national championships (which was HUGE).
Game Four: Seattle Sno-King Jr. Thunderbirds
This game was just as intense as the Jr. Predators game, if not even more intense. This team was really good, and it was even more even than the Preds. All game it was a fight for the net, a fight for the hockey season to continue. If you lost this game, it meant your hockey season was over. Absolutely NO ONE wanted that, so we all fought for our lives. The game was even, but then they scored. It was in the second period, and it was a sick goal. The one player came down hard on the left, and then sauced it over to the other guy crashing hard on the weak side, who shot it right over our tendy's shoulder. It was a sick goal, and we let down a little. Soon enough, there was two minutes left in the game. Our season was about to come to an end; and to hurt us even more, they scored another goal with 30 seconds left in the game. Wow. Our season was over... That thought was in my mind for a while, and I still haven't gotten over it. It was a great tournament, and in my next post I'll describe my feelings over the past year...
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| Me rippin' a shot against the Jr. Predators Creds to the Nationals Photographers... |
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