Black Katz Loss....

Playoff hockey last night... Didn't go so well. We lost by 1, & I didn't help our comeback. My first penatly of the season came with a few minutes left in the game, so we couldn't pull our goalie. Now like everyone that gets penalized, I was not guilty. But I can understand from where the ref was on the play, he didn't have a good view of the play. He just saw the guy go down ( he lost a edge ) & I put my hand on him ( to steady myself since he was pulling me down ) so I got called for a holding penalty. Either way, it was a hard fought game & we just didn't make the plays.

Next game will be on Thursday night @ 11ish in Kent. I wont be able to make that game for my life will be getting in the way. I would love to play, but in the end, lack of sleep might screw up my Friday work day. I can't have that... NEED MONEY!! Til then.... GO MONKEYS!!

First Playoff Game...

I know I haven't been posting... Its hard when its not the Monkeys playing. But I will try to update a little more. The Black Katz are playing our first playoff game tonight @ 10:30 p.m. in Everett tonight. I expect us to make a nice run. We have been getting better as the season progressed. We might not have been winning our games, but we have kept them close & I can see the team gelling a little more. I personally have been feeling a little better about my play at such a high level, at least for me its been high. I did have a little 5 game point streak, 2 goals & 3 assists in 5 games, basically a point a game. But it's ended & now I'm looking to help my team in the playoffs. Well I've got to start running my errands so I'll have time later on tonight to get my pre-game rituals going. GO MONKEYS!!

Couple Notes...

First off... our "official" Puck'N Monkeys website is being shut down. Our contract is up & there is no need to keep it going since, "officially" the Monkeys don't exist anymore. But I'm going to be keeping this up & running as long as I'm playing hockey.
Now to my annoying dilemma... My skates are torn up. The blades have gotten so dull because of skating on the pond, that I don't have any edges. I noticed it the first game back. So for the next game I figured I would get there early & get my skates sharpened at the local rinks pro shop. Yeah, the shop that is normally open, was closed & has been. So why don't I just take it elsewhere?? Well when another shop asks me what I cut my blades at, I wont know the answer. When I first started, it was cut by someone that knew me & what I would be comfortable at. But he never told me what cut that was. He just marked it with a color. A color that has been adopted by the shop that is closed. You would think I would've asked so this problem would never occur, but nooooo... so here I am, about to play another game with dull blades. OH WELL!! Oh, by the way... Congrats to Canada for winning gold yesterday. Gotta pay respect to the country that brought me the game I love & love to play. GO MONKEYS!!