Fridays Games... Saturdays Too!!

We started off Friday with a nice Glowaski breakfast. Eggs Benidict... Mmm. There is definitely a reason G-Low is in charge of breakfast. Our first game was at 11:30 a.m. & we played a team called the Loons. We lost by one. It was a tough loss. We changed our strategy before the game & it didn't work. We changed at half & then held them scoreless. Made a good comeback, but fell short one.
Our second game, we did a little better. We played a team called King of Beers. That was a scrappy game that found us winning by one. Back to the old strategy & it worked!! We left the pond with a 1-1 record.
Back to the cabin to shower, put on the kilts ( Doc & Rob also brought along their kilts ) & have some fun down at the Eagle Waters Restraunt. We had a great prime rib dinner, it was also fish fry night. Had some drinks that our favorite bartender Gabe serves us ( with a smile of course ), & listened to Kenny K. kick butt on stage. The night was long & fun. But we had another game to play on Saturday.

It was a tough time to get up this morning. Little too much fun last night. But with a good breakfast & some cold weather, we were ready to go. We had a 1:00 p.m. game vs. Hooters. Actually they went by a different name, but they had the Hooters logo on their sweater so thats what we'll call them. That game was a 12-2 blowout. Not what we were expecting, but we took it!! With that win, it put us at 2-1 for the tourney. Could we have a shot at a playoff?? Glow & I ran up to the tent that had the standings & with some luck, we found out that the top 2 teams per division makes the playoffs. We had a quarterfinal game in a hour & a half.

3:30 p.m. The Puck'N Monkey/Eagle River Loggers were enjoying the pregame skate of our first playoff game. We were playing a team called the Yaks. We had seen them here the last two years also & were looking forward to the challenge. We scored first, but then found ourselves giving up a couple. By the end of the half it was tied at 3. As the game went on, our legs grew heavy & tired. The hustle plays were still there, but not as they were earlier in the game. In the end, they took the lead with a few minutes left. Even with a hard fought last few minutes, we couldn't get the damn puck in the net. We lost 8-7. Another 1 goal loss. So close...
After a nice shower, I came down to write this & post some pics. The plan tonight is to catch a local hockey game & enjoy the rest of my time here in Eagle River. The Lagers & Monkeys are hoping to have a State of Washington game tomorrow. I don't know how much energy we'll have, but it will be fun. Oh, the Lagers finished with a 1-2 record. But they supported us during that last game & we thank them for that. Also big shout out to Eagle Waters Resort for coming & watching us play. The cheering section was awesome & you guys have treated us like celebrities here!! We love you guys!! Til tomorrow... GO MONKEYS!!