Game Cancelled!!

It has been snowing sooo bad here that all GSHL games have been cancelled. That includes ours of course. It will be made up at a later date. Hope everyone has a happy holidays & a safe one at that. The Monkeys will be having a practice/scrimmage on Tuesday, Dec. 13th @ the Comcast Ice Rink. 7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. It's open so swing by & say hi!! GO MONKEYS!!

Snow!!

It has been snowing pretty good here for the past week. Because of that, the GSHL has had to cancel a few days of games. We have our next game coming up on Sunday. Weather forecasts has another winter storm coming in on that day, so there is a chance our game could be cancelled & rescheduled for another day. They will have the information posted on the GSHL website. If I don't post anything before the holidays, have a safe & happy holidays!! GO MONKEYS!!

Kissing your sister... AGAIN!!

We played the All-Blacks again tonight & after a hard fought battle, it ended in a 4-4 tie. We actually had the lead late in the 3rd, but gave it up with a minute & 34 seconds left to play. After a 5 minute run time OT, it ended. We play the All Blacks again this weekend. Our current record against them is 1-1-1. First game we lost 4-2, second we won 4-2 & this game tied 4-4. Apparently we thought 4 goals was enough to win & so did they. Well I better get to bed, morning comes early!! GO MONKEYS!!

Next Game is...

This Sunday, Dec. 14th vs. All Blacks @ 9 PM. Kingsgate in Kirkland. We are playing Darryls 2nd team for the 3rd time. Apparently "someone" doesn't like him, because we also play them the game after. Thats the only team we have played FOUR times!! Poor Darryl, he's a Monkey, but the Blacks have had trouble with their players showing up. So he feels bad not playing for us, to play for them because they are shorthanded. My only argument with that is.... They're in FIRST PLACE!! We are in last, but moving up... GO MONKEYS!!!

Puck'N Monkey Hoodies

We are currently in the process of getting some Puck'N Monkey hoodies. They are black with the Monkey logo embroidered onto the front. Very nice!! It looks like the cost will be in the area of $40. If anyone is interested, please leave a comment with a email address & we'll see if we can put a order in. Will have more info. when I recieve it... GO MONKEYS!!

Last Nights Game

Ok so the day didn't start hopeful. We got a email from the GSHL president apologizing for not letting teams know that the rink at Castle Ice in Renton, had a huge hole in it. I immediately emailed him asking if it will be fixed by time we take the ice at 9:35 p.m. I got a email back 6 hours later saying he doesn't have any new information for us. Luckily for me, my wife was smart enough to call the rink & find out that the problem had been fixed & all games were going on as scheduled. I did my usual pre-game routine including my pasta dinner ( no pasta, no points ) & headed down to the arena early just in case.
We had a short bench. A few players were missing, so we had just enough for 2 forward lines, two D lines & 3 centers. The Blu Bombers scored first, just seconds into the game. We answered right back when Ian T. redirected a rebound into the net. Steve scored later to put us up 2 - 1. We eventually built the lead to 5-2 before giving up 2 straight. With the other team down 1, we buckled down & closed out the game. Darryl put in the empty net goal with 9 seconds left in the game to give us a 6-4 win. Ian & Steve both had 4 point nights & I managed 1 goal. It came mid game & Ian had just pushed the puck past a defender & up the left boards. He was chasing after it, but I had a better angle. There was one defender back as I got into there zone. Ian went to the middle & I hung to the left, & then faked like I was passing to Ian & wristed one 5 hole for the score. Darryl kept saying that the stars must be aligned tonight, because Kenny & I scored. His empty net goal also came from our own zone, so maybe he was right.
On other notes... Brian, Steve & Deb the goalie, sported the new Puck'N Monkeys jerseys. Now everyone on the team has a jersey, but those 3 are modeled after the Chicago Blackhawks. We haven't decided to all switch to the new jerseys yet, but could be something we are doing in the future. I shall end this post with the words of our Captain Ian...
" Our unbeaten streak starts again here, with 1!!" GO MONKEYS!!

Next Game...

The Monkeys next game is Tuesday, Dec. 9th. 9:35 p.m. @ Castle Ice - Renton, vs. the Blu Bombers. Then the following two games will be against the All Blacks both at Kingsgate. I will post it after next game, but if you are curious you can check out the schedule by clicking this link!!

http://http://www.pointstreak.com/stats/am/players-team-schedule.html?teamid=85118&seasonid=3346

GO MONKEYS!!

A 3-0 Loss!!

Our first game following Thanksgiving... looked like we had a little too much turkey during the break. Though we had a number of chances, outshooting our opponents, we still looked a little sluggish in a 3-0 loss. It was nice to hit the ice after a couple weeks off, but it showed. I don't think there is anything else that needs to be said about this game. GO MONKEYS!!