Its friday! Today is our last reg. season game before the play offs start. It dosnt matter if we WLT because we are number 2 and there are enough points between the 3rd and 4th team that they wont bump us. If we win tho we take first place in the league and that would secure my first ERHL Division B Champion ship! That would be nice :) But i'm not too worried. I'm more concerned about making it through the game tonight.
The team we are facing isnt particularly good shooter wise but they are stacked in the goalie department. Their started played in the WHL and I think he played hockey for a college back east but i could be wrong. And hes is MASSIVE at 6'5 maybe 6'6. JUST HUGE! You have to REALLY catch him off guard to get a point.
But I do have an advantage over him. I'm a wee bit quicker in the butterfly then he is and I have better defense. It shouldnt be too big of a score because like I said they dont have much in the line of shooters. It should be a really physical game though. As the last time we faced them there was alot of pushing and shoving. And one fight to which I got punched in the side of the head.
I'm not one to complain but the trouble maker should've been suspended more then one game IMO. He was out to hurt people. More to the point ME! HE was forever in my crease, screening me, slashing me when the ref wasnt watching. I knew what he was trying to do. He was trying to piss me off to the point i'd fight and then I would be suspended and my team would be crippled. But the jokes on him! If anything happens to me that I cant play Tony is our secret weapon. The boy has played 3 games this season and is amazing. He should really be the starter but hes content with letting me have the spot light.
I'm going to focus on staying calm, keeping my head and challenging the shooters more especially on break aways. Shut them down early and not leave myself out to dry. But we'll see if that actually happens lol
I feel like poop today which is not good. I think im getting sick. Sore throat, cough, headake, blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah and I wont get a change to nap at all because I got shit to do alllll damn day. I could just pass out for 30 mins in the locker room like I usually do lol Its not unusual to come into the locker room and find me sprawled on the floor in my gear snoring lol
Or I guess I could nap in the car today while mom runs around. Thats a good idea hmmmmmm lol
So with that i'm going to go grab some breakfast and get the chores done so we can head into town. To everyone else who has games this weekend GOOD LUCK!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Lets Talk Fights
For the record Skyline is a weird movie! I'm kinda paying attention to while I stretch and play on the interwebs but for the most part its just weird...........................
Kinda glad we didnt go see it in theaters :( Matt and I were so excited for this movie but now its like eh...lol We went and say Battle LA before the chiefs game last Saturday! THAT was a f*cking good movie! If you havnt seen it you must! I order you! :)
Another thing dont put your hand in a cat fight! Yesterday was like a kitty gang war in my house! So mom left to go to work and Little Brother got out and took off after one of the outdoor cats. Mom was able to catch him and when she threw him back in he landed on our old lady Cuddle which sparked a HUGE cat fight! So then I hear mom yelling for me because Simba and Cuddles were now fighting in the kitchen. So I go out and first I do is stick my hand down in the middle and try to pull cuddles out. Damn cat almost too my hand off! So we finally just grabed cats by their tails and pulled them apart lol Mom put Simba in the bathroom and Cuddles ran off to hide under the couch.
Then about 15 mins later another fight happens this time Cuddles and Lucky got into it under the couch. Grandpa was yelling at me to break it up and I was like 'i'm NOT sticking my hand under the couch!' lol So after that it was pretty quite. Until I let Simba out around 2 and he went right for Cuddles again *sigh* now Cuddles is locked in grandpas room (to which he is pissed off about) Anyone want a couple cats??? We now have 8 kittens. The boys are going to the vet tomorrow morning FINALLY after moms been saying ill get them fixed this paycheck or that paycheck. 4 batches of kittens later! Actually probably more then 4...
The only adult cat who wasnt involved were the two i'm kitty sitting for my moms best friend and my cat who was locked in her kitten house. lol She wouldnt even come out when I went to let her out. She just looked at me like 'are you crazy?' lol
At least the horses have been behaving themselves!
This was suppose to be about hockey fights lol I guess it still can be :)
So as a goaltender i've gotten into my fair share of scuffles. But nothing like a full blown glove droping fist fight.
Reason #1 I'm pretty well protected by my team mates so I never really get the chance to FINISH what I start. Which is irritating! I know they are just trying to keep me safe but c'mon guys! I can hold my own I promise!
Reason #2 i'm FEMALE! I play with mostly men! Who obviously dont want a piece after they figure out im a girl! Trust me its frustrating! When I played jrs it was so easy! They didnt care that I was of the female persuasion! It was 'you wanna fight? lets go then!' lol But now I could cheap shot all day long and no one would so much as give me a shove *pouts* :)
I did have one opportunity for a fight at the begging of the season against another female goaltender. But I couldnt convince HER to cross the red line. I sure as hell wasnt going to cross my blue line let along the red line and risk getting in BIG trouble by the ERHL only because im not sure what the rules are as far as fighting goes. None of our guys got more then one game suspension for their little brawl so that probably all I would've gotten but I wasnt about to find out lol
I was bummed that she didnt fully commit to it tho lol
Our last game of the regular season should be fun. The team we are playing is from Post Falls and they are a bunch of HOT heads! The last time we played them I covered the puck to get the whistle because there was one min left in the 3rd and everyone was in my crease and I mean EVERYONE! So instead of flying blind and risk them tieing it up I just covered. As I stood up and turn to give the ref the puck some douche punched me in the side of the head.
Before I could even do anything about it my guys were all over him and one of the refs had a good hold on the back of my jersey so i couldnt do anything if i wanted to and he threatend me with a 2 game suspension if I so much as moved wrong.
So fridays game should be interesting. This time I have his number. Cheap shot me? Guess what! He loves to camp in the crease no matter how much shoving you do he comes right back so maybe he needs a taste of his own medicine! Give him a little bit of that Roy flair ;)
I love Patrick Roy BTW. Hes always been one of my fav goalies and one of the reasons I wanted to be a goaltender.
I dont think I mirror him as much as I use to. I went to a weekend camp with a couple NHL goalies and he was one of my coaches so he taught me a lot of what he does. It was fun! He told me I had a lot of potential as a goalie if I could just get over my mental issues.
Anyway I've lost my train of thought....Let me get it back ill write more LOL
Kinda glad we didnt go see it in theaters :( Matt and I were so excited for this movie but now its like eh...lol We went and say Battle LA before the chiefs game last Saturday! THAT was a f*cking good movie! If you havnt seen it you must! I order you! :)
Another thing dont put your hand in a cat fight! Yesterday was like a kitty gang war in my house! So mom left to go to work and Little Brother got out and took off after one of the outdoor cats. Mom was able to catch him and when she threw him back in he landed on our old lady Cuddle which sparked a HUGE cat fight! So then I hear mom yelling for me because Simba and Cuddles were now fighting in the kitchen. So I go out and first I do is stick my hand down in the middle and try to pull cuddles out. Damn cat almost too my hand off! So we finally just grabed cats by their tails and pulled them apart lol Mom put Simba in the bathroom and Cuddles ran off to hide under the couch.
Then about 15 mins later another fight happens this time Cuddles and Lucky got into it under the couch. Grandpa was yelling at me to break it up and I was like 'i'm NOT sticking my hand under the couch!' lol So after that it was pretty quite. Until I let Simba out around 2 and he went right for Cuddles again *sigh* now Cuddles is locked in grandpas room (to which he is pissed off about) Anyone want a couple cats??? We now have 8 kittens. The boys are going to the vet tomorrow morning FINALLY after moms been saying ill get them fixed this paycheck or that paycheck. 4 batches of kittens later! Actually probably more then 4...
The only adult cat who wasnt involved were the two i'm kitty sitting for my moms best friend and my cat who was locked in her kitten house. lol She wouldnt even come out when I went to let her out. She just looked at me like 'are you crazy?' lol
At least the horses have been behaving themselves!
This was suppose to be about hockey fights lol I guess it still can be :)
So as a goaltender i've gotten into my fair share of scuffles. But nothing like a full blown glove droping fist fight.
Reason #1 I'm pretty well protected by my team mates so I never really get the chance to FINISH what I start. Which is irritating! I know they are just trying to keep me safe but c'mon guys! I can hold my own I promise!
Reason #2 i'm FEMALE! I play with mostly men! Who obviously dont want a piece after they figure out im a girl! Trust me its frustrating! When I played jrs it was so easy! They didnt care that I was of the female persuasion! It was 'you wanna fight? lets go then!' lol But now I could cheap shot all day long and no one would so much as give me a shove *pouts* :)
I did have one opportunity for a fight at the begging of the season against another female goaltender. But I couldnt convince HER to cross the red line. I sure as hell wasnt going to cross my blue line let along the red line and risk getting in BIG trouble by the ERHL only because im not sure what the rules are as far as fighting goes. None of our guys got more then one game suspension for their little brawl so that probably all I would've gotten but I wasnt about to find out lol
I was bummed that she didnt fully commit to it tho lol
Our last game of the regular season should be fun. The team we are playing is from Post Falls and they are a bunch of HOT heads! The last time we played them I covered the puck to get the whistle because there was one min left in the 3rd and everyone was in my crease and I mean EVERYONE! So instead of flying blind and risk them tieing it up I just covered. As I stood up and turn to give the ref the puck some douche punched me in the side of the head.
Before I could even do anything about it my guys were all over him and one of the refs had a good hold on the back of my jersey so i couldnt do anything if i wanted to and he threatend me with a 2 game suspension if I so much as moved wrong.
So fridays game should be interesting. This time I have his number. Cheap shot me? Guess what! He loves to camp in the crease no matter how much shoving you do he comes right back so maybe he needs a taste of his own medicine! Give him a little bit of that Roy flair ;)
I love Patrick Roy BTW. Hes always been one of my fav goalies and one of the reasons I wanted to be a goaltender.
I dont think I mirror him as much as I use to. I went to a weekend camp with a couple NHL goalies and he was one of my coaches so he taught me a lot of what he does. It was fun! He told me I had a lot of potential as a goalie if I could just get over my mental issues.
Anyway I've lost my train of thought....Let me get it back ill write more LOL
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Day After
Afternoon! I am SORE today! :( Stupid hip flexor! My back isnt bothering me which is SO nice! Maybe PT is working after all! I'm stretching as i'm writing this and it dosnt feel good. But I know if I dont stretch it out it will tighten up and practice tonight will be a bitch.
So I had a good game last night! Very proud of myself! I think my teammates are as well. I had 30 some shots on net and I stoped them all! A couple could've been goals if the other team was on their game. I dont know they didnt really bring it last night. I was kind of disappointed. Aside from one guy who I think was hell bent on trying to kill me with his 80 mph slap shot from the blue line! One of my D's caught one in the chest. Even through his padding he had a nice welt after the game.
They got 3 breakaways and I stopped all three shots! Amazing yeah? Maybe all the screaming Coach Bryan does at me is paying off lol
I also find myself getting more aggressive about people being in my crease. I have to be careful and not get too carried away because they suspend players for that. But if they are in my area they get a shove and a 'get the fuck out.' lol the only ones stupid enough to shove back are the 18-23 year olds lol Silly kids ;)
Just kidding. I was that way at that age. Gotta love it.
Anyway I need to grab some lunch and head into town!
So I had a good game last night! Very proud of myself! I think my teammates are as well. I had 30 some shots on net and I stoped them all! A couple could've been goals if the other team was on their game. I dont know they didnt really bring it last night. I was kind of disappointed. Aside from one guy who I think was hell bent on trying to kill me with his 80 mph slap shot from the blue line! One of my D's caught one in the chest. Even through his padding he had a nice welt after the game.
They got 3 breakaways and I stopped all three shots! Amazing yeah? Maybe all the screaming Coach Bryan does at me is paying off lol
I also find myself getting more aggressive about people being in my crease. I have to be careful and not get too carried away because they suspend players for that. But if they are in my area they get a shove and a 'get the fuck out.' lol the only ones stupid enough to shove back are the 18-23 year olds lol Silly kids ;)
Just kidding. I was that way at that age. Gotta love it.
Anyway I need to grab some lunch and head into town!
Back in the game....
Yes you herd right! I R Back baby! Not to brag or assume that anyone really cares LOL
Anyway why am I doing this blog? Well pull up a chair and let me tell you...
SO if you don't know. I recently started back between the pipes after a 7 year absence. Sure I play in a 'beer-league' but its a damn good division! One thing I did was I went into this thinking that I would playing against a bunch of old men who couldn't muster a wrist shot let alone a slap shot. BOY was I wrong!
Let me tell you friends! These old guys have some TALENT! And they aren't really old the oldest in my division is 37 the youngest is 19 and is my back up. Quite the talented goaltender himself but he has no wish to play in the minors..Sad day! Boy has a ton of natural talent!
Most you are either thinking 'goalie? is she crazy?' or 'goalie? thats not hard.' No i'm not crazy...well I guess that depends on who you talk to :) As far as the position of goaltender being easy? PSH! If you think its so easy lets strap some pads on you and hit you pucks!
In all honesty folks its probably the hardest and most demanding position physically and mentally in the sport of hockey. Think about it whos the first to get the blame on a loss? The centers? Wingers? D-men? Doubtful. The blame 90% of the time falls on the goalie. Maybe not from his team mates. But from himself and fans.
So yes I am back in the net (getting back on track here). I started in Sept 2010 after a longtime friend and fellow goaltender (who was also one of my goalie coaches back in the day) convinced me to give it another shot. I'm glad I did because it feels AMAZING to be back in the position I loved.
So our season is going VERY well! Even with the injurys and player changes we've had. My teammates accepted me almost instantly. Something I was surprised at! Our team is currently ranked 3rd! WOOT! With a season record of 15-4-2 (wins-loss-tie)
The game tonight was awesome!!!!! We won 2-0! Securing my 4th shutout of the season! This time against the number one ranked team in our division! I was going to go play by play buts 12 am and im exhausted so it will have to wait till tomorrow :)
But lets just say it was a very fast paced and physical game (lots of hard checks and shoves) Those of you who have known me since I started back, know what the outcome was the last time we played this team. 4-3 win but very very sloppy. (we drew ALOT of stupid penaltys and didnt capitalize on the power plays like we usually do) This was also the game I got hung out to dry BIG time thanks to the 2nd lines collective brain fart in the opponets end of the ring resulting in a 3 on 0. (meaning 3 of them against little old me!) Sadly they already knew I tend to panic and get quick and flop around like a fish out of water when something like this happends. That time though they were VERY agressive with what seemed like 20 passes between the red like and the hash marks.
Was able to block the first show, failed to control the rebound, barely stoped the second shot then their Captain went high glove side and for some reason I did a split save instead of a butterfly save and not only did the puck go in BUT I hurt my hip flexor muscle in my right leg...grrrrr
This frustrated the HELL out of me! I stretch for 20 mins before going on the ice then another 10 off and on in our 20 min warm up as well stretching every other day of the week! So when I pulled that muscle I was upset! I use to have NO problems with fancy saves like that. I keep forgetting i'm not 16 anymore. My body dosnt bend and move like it use to! My physical therapist keeps telling me that. He says after this 6 month regiment of PT for my back injury I should regain SOME of my flexibility but it will never be what it was in 2000 :(
Anyway! Tonight I was on FIYAH! I went into not feeling all that great but as soon as play started I was in the zone! Even went behind the net to stop the puck!
Theres more to share but im fighting to stay awake and im sure there are spelling and grammer errors out the but atm so i'm going to say NIGHT! And this 'tender is going to hit the bed!
Thanks to those who took the time to read this entire block! You guys ROCK! Dont forget to leave a comment!
Anyway why am I doing this blog? Well pull up a chair and let me tell you...
SO if you don't know. I recently started back between the pipes after a 7 year absence. Sure I play in a 'beer-league' but its a damn good division! One thing I did was I went into this thinking that I would playing against a bunch of old men who couldn't muster a wrist shot let alone a slap shot. BOY was I wrong!
Let me tell you friends! These old guys have some TALENT! And they aren't really old the oldest in my division is 37 the youngest is 19 and is my back up. Quite the talented goaltender himself but he has no wish to play in the minors..Sad day! Boy has a ton of natural talent!
Most you are either thinking 'goalie? is she crazy?' or 'goalie? thats not hard.' No i'm not crazy...well I guess that depends on who you talk to :) As far as the position of goaltender being easy? PSH! If you think its so easy lets strap some pads on you and hit you pucks!
In all honesty folks its probably the hardest and most demanding position physically and mentally in the sport of hockey. Think about it whos the first to get the blame on a loss? The centers? Wingers? D-men? Doubtful. The blame 90% of the time falls on the goalie. Maybe not from his team mates. But from himself and fans.
So yes I am back in the net (getting back on track here). I started in Sept 2010 after a longtime friend and fellow goaltender (who was also one of my goalie coaches back in the day) convinced me to give it another shot. I'm glad I did because it feels AMAZING to be back in the position I loved.
So our season is going VERY well! Even with the injurys and player changes we've had. My teammates accepted me almost instantly. Something I was surprised at! Our team is currently ranked 3rd! WOOT! With a season record of 15-4-2 (wins-loss-tie)
The game tonight was awesome!!!!! We won 2-0! Securing my 4th shutout of the season! This time against the number one ranked team in our division! I was going to go play by play buts 12 am and im exhausted so it will have to wait till tomorrow :)
But lets just say it was a very fast paced and physical game (lots of hard checks and shoves) Those of you who have known me since I started back, know what the outcome was the last time we played this team. 4-3 win but very very sloppy. (we drew ALOT of stupid penaltys and didnt capitalize on the power plays like we usually do) This was also the game I got hung out to dry BIG time thanks to the 2nd lines collective brain fart in the opponets end of the ring resulting in a 3 on 0. (meaning 3 of them against little old me!) Sadly they already knew I tend to panic and get quick and flop around like a fish out of water when something like this happends. That time though they were VERY agressive with what seemed like 20 passes between the red like and the hash marks.
Was able to block the first show, failed to control the rebound, barely stoped the second shot then their Captain went high glove side and for some reason I did a split save instead of a butterfly save and not only did the puck go in BUT I hurt my hip flexor muscle in my right leg...grrrrr
This frustrated the HELL out of me! I stretch for 20 mins before going on the ice then another 10 off and on in our 20 min warm up as well stretching every other day of the week! So when I pulled that muscle I was upset! I use to have NO problems with fancy saves like that. I keep forgetting i'm not 16 anymore. My body dosnt bend and move like it use to! My physical therapist keeps telling me that. He says after this 6 month regiment of PT for my back injury I should regain SOME of my flexibility but it will never be what it was in 2000 :(
Anyway! Tonight I was on FIYAH! I went into not feeling all that great but as soon as play started I was in the zone! Even went behind the net to stop the puck!
Theres more to share but im fighting to stay awake and im sure there are spelling and grammer errors out the but atm so i'm going to say NIGHT! And this 'tender is going to hit the bed!
Thanks to those who took the time to read this entire block! You guys ROCK! Dont forget to leave a comment!
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