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I guess one good day leads to a bad one. Had a game last night for the team that I skate out for. Our goalie that is notorious for not being able to make games didn't even give us a heads up that he wasn't going to be coming. Luckily we were able to pick someone up from a different team but now I'm going to have to start taking both of my bags with me just to make sure that we do have someone in net. I honestly have no clue what this guy is thinking. When I'm in net I make sure that I'll be there and I'll choose to play in net over skating out just because goalies are harder to find. At this point it looks like I might have to be in net for 2 teams this season and for sure in the future. This guy has definitely lost his welcome with us. I guess things happen for a reason though, more ice time in net for me

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^^^ That's her deal. She's actually a 10U('05), tapes her own stick(too often for my liking, starting to get funky with her multicolor junk) for about year, picks her laces and been tying her skates for 3 years.... A different cat for sure, but a player, I let her do what she wants, it's her World....I just pay for it. You're right though & she's targeted regularly. Though, in reality, that would be happening regardless.

Love the pix and her flair. However a good player sticks out even more with colored tape and or laces I find it easier to spot on them on the ice and to share the info on the bench.

Thursday was a good time. I got there early and spent the extra free ice practicing moving, squaring up, angling, butterfly slides where I get my vertical leg against the post (this did not end well but it was a good try). I thought I played pretty well - 7 or 8 goals over two hours. Very mobile, feeling quick, although my ability to stretch had to save me a few times. Not a whole lot of defence, but they did their best. Other side was somehow stacked with all the offense... better talk to the guy in charge of our pickup about that ;) (that would also be the guy who gives me a ride). After the game, for whatever reason, our teammate Saint Nik (vs another teammate, Naughty Nick) trotted out onto the ice in his underwear, like a sort of poor man's proto-sauna. This is why the latest missive has a photo of Saint Nik rubbing snow on himself and the notation: "Some people were driven to sadness after the game. But don't be sad! We will play again next week." I have great teammates. No hockey today, but we found another rink to skate at the next couple of Saturdays while we scout around for somewhere mid-week for the summer.

The Little One took the ice with the newly formed West Coast Lady Renegades for a practice game against a local boys team, in preparation for the Chi-Town Shuffle next week. They competed well, losing 3-1, but it was closer than that. GOAL!!!

Had my fifth game in net last night, but this time I'm officially the full time goalie. My normal team that I play out with moved up a level so almost everyone on this lower team is new. Didn't really know what to expect from them but they played decent in front of me. I called out plays and directions a lot more than I normally would and they did give up a lot of odd man rushes but everything worked out. Stopped 3 different breakaways and I felt more calm and composed in the net. The one breakaway I was really surprised that I was able to get. It was actually a 2 on 0 with about 20 seconds left in the period and we were trying to protect a 1-0 lead. I don't know if the guy didn't realize he had a teammate right next to him because he decided to take it on his own. I dropped a bit too early and he tried to go high blocker side. I had a good enough angle though to catch the shot on my arm right as the buzzer went off. I'm getting more and more confident and I'm trying to focus on sliding across the crease. My angles and depth seem to be decent enough but I do give up some bad rebounds at time. One last night led to a goal against but if I can learn how to slide and move around more fluid the rebounds shouldn't be a huge problem.

Interestingly enough we actually have an award for "best dressed". Same guy has won it 3 years in a row but I have a chance to unseat him. Apparently when I put a gold lace in my RBZ pants it propelled me to the top!

Teammate got a pretty good one of me.