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!!
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