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Tournament recap day 1: Game 1: Red v. Green (my team) - we won 14 to 4. I felt bad for the other goalie (professional courtesy) but also good about winning. I didn't see a lot of shots - defence was super tight and Red just couldn't get by them. I warmed up before the game (got to the rink nice and early) with some good stretching and some time bouncing a ball off a wall, or juggling it, or juggling it while standing on one foot. Focused on watching the puck. Made some good saves but like I said, didn't see many shots. One hour break between games. Ate smallest slice of pizza available. Drank Gatorade. Game 2: Green v. Grey - we lost 6 to 5. Grey (primarily players Albany's GLBT league - they even have a coach! And hats!) was strong on passing and aggressive, and they had had two hours after stomping on Black this morning, whereas Green was a bit tired. I saw a lot more shots in game 2, but still only let in 5 goals, so I feel really good about the game even though we lost. My team is super great and plays very well together. Ran on adrenaline for the last two periods. I smoked this one guy on a breakaway and was deeply pleased. There's five teams in the tournament, and it's a points system - at the end of each period, and the game overall, teams are awarded points (max of 8). If you win a period, you get 2, if you tie, each team gets 1. So because it was so close, we still came out of game 2 with 6 points. Tomorrow our games are at 9am and 12pm, so on the one hand I've got to get to the rink around 8 but on the other we have two hours between games, so I suppose it balances. Tonight is a tournament dinner at a nice restaurant and hopefully none of my teammates parties too hard at the club afterward. :)

Feeling a touch nervous about the tournament this weekend (which I am definitively playing in). Each team gets four games, and the three teams with the most points at the end will be awarded medals. (there are 5 teams). Two games Saturday and two Sunday, which shouldn't be too bad. Hopefully my luck as a goalie is better than my luck as a skater when it comes to tournaments. I know a few of the folks already.