Last Hurrah!!

I'm taking a break for the summer, but I forgot to post about a upcoming ( already passed ) tournament that was my last hurrah. So it already happened, but its Puck'N Monkey related & I feel bad that I didn't post any schedule or info. on here, even though no one reads it.

The tournament I took part in was the 3rd Annual Stacked Deck Tournament. No website yet!! But it was a blast. There are only 4 teams in the tournament. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts & Spades. In order to make the teams a deck of cards are placed on a table & cards drawn by players, whatever card you get is the team you are on. I drew the 10 of Diamonds. Diamonds was not my first choice schedule wise. We had the first game of the tourney, the last that night & the first the next day. Brutal. We also had Bill & Dan playing on the Clubs, with Captain Club Darryl. G-Low playing on the Spades & Christine sharing the Diamonds with me, so the Monkeys were well represented in this tourney.
For our first game, the Diamonds played last years Champions - Hearts. I had the first penalty of the game. Then I scored a goal to give us a temporary lead. It was a beautiful pass from Karl ( Fighting Cohos ) cross the crease from the right corner & I blew it passed a sliding goalie. Then heading into the final minutes we were down 1. Captain Karl ( Real Bacon & All Blacks ) had me as the extra attacker when we pulled our goalie. With 13 seconds left I had the puck on the right corner & was looking to make a pass center, when the goalie noticed & moved, leaving the net empty on his right & I took advantage scoring the game tying goal. But we lost in OT. So close to the upset.
Second game of the night for us took place at midnight. We were in the game late in the 3rd when we lost it & gave up 4 goals & lost. Didn't do well in that game.
Third game was against Darryl & the Clubs, Saturday 1 p.m. That game had us winning 5-3, Christine scoring two. One on a pass from me left corner to Christine posted in front of the goalie. Then her second was a empty net. Monkeys representing well.
The 3rd place game found us facing the Clubs again. I got another penalty, but I also scored again to give us a brief lead. Unfortunately again we found ourselves down late in the 3rd & having to pull our goalie. Again I was called upon to be the extra attacker. I had the puck behind the net & was trying a wrap around when I saw Bill commit to me & I passed it between his legs to Capt. Karl who backhanded it over the goalie & into the net tying the game & sending it into OT. This time we pulled it out & won. But that first lost took away that chance at the Championship game. The Hearts pulled it out for the 3rd year in a row, but this time in a shoot out against G-Low & his Spades. G could not put one in during the shoot out & if he brags about beating us, we are going to bring that up.
Well that tournament was a blast & I'm looking forward on doing it again next year. Time to work on a few things for the summer & I'll keep you all posted on any hockey or Monkey news!! GO MONKEYS!!