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On those live board plays, I find that going directly into a RVH any time the puck goes past the bottom of the circle to be extremely helpful with those. I used to have problems with them, low angle shots, and pass-outs from behind because I would try to stay in my stance and not react in time. Since going to a default RVH with active hands, most of those types of goals have gone away.

Haven't been able to post an update on my progress in awhile because of my lovely work hours. My positioning seems to be getting better and better everytime I'm on the ice. I still make a lot of stupid mistakes and can't seem to figure out the old Red Wings boards trick ( opposing team throws the puck off the boards behind me to have it rebound right in front of the net). I just can't seem to judge them correctly until it's too late. My instincts from playing as a softball catcher have helped tremendously with my glove hand. I would say that the glove is probably my best attribute at this point. My GAA is around 2.4 now and since I am still playing in the beginner league I'm happy with it, especially considering that at least one goal every game is because of a weak pass and turnover right in the slot. For whatever reason my defense can't grasp the idea that they can't pass through people. My lateral movement still needs work but at this point I'm convinced that as long as I play positionally strong one or two breakaways in a game isn't going to make or break me.

Scored again tonight. It's the same goalie that subbed for the team we played against last week. I pretty much score the same way I did last week. I sure know how to make a dude look like a scrub lol

Stephen, did you play on the PepsiCo Heat back in the 90's? If so, I played against you in KOHO Cup tournaments, haha. I was on the Mission Viejo Panthers.

My knee is still stiff after falling on it Saturday night. I probably shouldn't have played on it Sunday. I think I would just make it worse if I played today. Moral of the story? Old flesh doesn't bounce back like young flesh does.

Had another game last night, and it didn't go well. 3 on 0 first, took two saves before the third one went in. Then another immediately off a faceoff in my zone - had about five bodies between me and the shot, and I didn't see it until it was much too late. Third one came in after the most blatant goaltender interference you'll ever see that wasn't called. Just as one of their D man wound up from the point, I had an opponent skate from behind me in the crease, through my right elbow, taking me out of the crease, and turning me to my left, then the puck immediately flies by my right. Ref had no idea what happened, and after talking to him later, admitted he wasn't watching. Completely lost my focus, and screwed the rest of my game. Lost in the end 7-3. If it wasn't for my team mates, I was heading to a misconduct as I started losing it at the ref. Need to take a couple days to reset.

any chance of having your junior sticks as two-pieces?