New Bag!!

I broke down this weekend & ordered a new bag for the trip, as previously mentioned. It got here in 3 days. I was so worried it would arrive on Thursday & I'd already be in Wisconsin. That just means that I'm going to be getting my clothes together this weekend & getting them ready to pack up. Making my lists & checking them twice... Also making sure I have all my batteries charged on phones, cameras, Zune. Power chords, movies... all the important stuff. This is when the excitement builds & the nervousness comes. Til later... GO MONKEYS!!

The Kodak Zi8...

For Christmas I bought myself the Kodak Zi8 HD video recorder. I thought it would be the perfect "pocket" video camera to take to Wisconsin with me. The only problem is... I've got to learn how to use the darn thing. I've taken video with it, now it's learning how to edit & then post the videos. Whether its on here or on Facebook. I think it would add a fun element to the my blog, I guess it would make it kind of a vlog. I just hope the internet options have improved at our resort, or I might have to spend more money ( which wouldn't make the wife happy ).
So the goal in the next few days is to start recording a few things & playing with the new toy, so when I'm in Wisconsin I can send some fun video back for everyone to enjoy. Til the next post... GO MONKEYS!!

New Bag...

I need a new hockey bag. Yeah I know, reaching for things to talk about, but it is pond hockey related. I bought a big bag a few years back from Hockey Monkey & loved it. It was huge!! Had enough room for all my gear as well as other things I might need. It had 3 wheels & a handle to pull along. I could carry it, but prefered not to... if I wanted to workout, I'd lift weights.
After 2 trips to Wisconsin & some "great" baggage handling skills by the airline of choice, my bag is about dead. Broken wheels & rips galore, it is time for a new bag. The problem is, we are getting way to close to the trip for me to make a online purchase, well not really, but I hate ordering & waiting. Is it going to come in on time or will it arrive the day after I leave, after I purchased a bag from a local sports store. Those are the things I think about. So in the end, I'll probably just go & get a bag from a local store & hopes that it fits all of my hockey needs. On second thought, maybe I'll get online & see what I can find... GO MONKEYS!!

Schedule Out!!

We were emailed the game schedule for the pond hockey tournament the other day. The highlight is that in the second game of the tourney, we are playing the Icelagers. It took 3 years to finally get that match up in Wisconsin, but it is happening. That means bragging rights!! I do believe the Monkeys hold the overall record in Wisconsin, but there has been no head to head. So even though we are named the " Eagle Waters Resort " team, we are still the Puck'N Monkeys & I know the Icelagers don't want to lose to the Monkeys. I was told there will be no drinking til after that game. haha!! Well I just had to share that little tidbit of information. We've only got a few more weeks to go so I need to start updating this site more before we leave. GO MONKEYS!!

Slacker!!

Ok, so I haven't posted in a while. I know no one really reads this & that I just post because I have nothing else to do. There was my problem. I had things going on that I didn't expect. No need to bore anyone with details so lets just leave it at that.
Now that we are less than a month away from pond hockey, I figured I would start up again. The Katz are doing... o.k.?? We've played several games without a goalie, well at least without one for the first period, & we've found out that we probably play better without one. Each time we've been missing our goalie, we've kicked butt. But once he goes into net, we play loose & end up blowing it.
As for pond hockey, there has been some sad news. Captain Purple will not be joining us this year. I'm a little sad at that. He was our entertainment & will be missed. I guess he'll just have to read the blog. On that note... I shall head off back to work. Even though we are no longer a team that exists in the GSHL... GO MONKEYS!!

Katz Lose 3-1

We had our first game Wednesday night. It was nice to see familiar faces in the locker room. Players I have played with, & people I have played against together on one team. I sported a new number, #51, dedicated to the birth of my son on May ( 5 ) 1st. Also the number of popular sports icons of Seattle - Ichiro & Lofa Tatupu.
We hit the ice & kept the score close for most of the game. The Crazy Horses scored first, but we came right back when thier "D"man sent a errant pass up the middle & I picked it off. I threw the puck on net & John Comes tied it up with the rebound. A assist in my first game back, I was happy. The score stayed the same until late 3rd period. Our goalie stopped a shot from the top of the circle & everyone ( including the goalie ) thought he had possession of the puck. I didn't see it sitting on the ice waiting to be put in the net, but one of thier players did. Before anyone else could react, that player was diving on the ice to tap it pass our goalie. Oh & it was on a powerplay. The next one came from a wierd angle & ended the game for us.
Overall I thought we played well. We were missing a couple of players that would have helped, but it was fun. I enjoyed my time on the ice. We kept it in thier zone a lot & this team is supposed to be in a higher division so we'll see what happens. Until next game... GO MONKEYS!!

First Game of the 2009 - 10 Winter Session

The Black Katz will be playing our first game of the 09-10 Winter Session on Wednesday, Oct. 7th @ 9 p.m. @ the Comcast Ice Arena in Everett. The public rink since the Tips are going to be playing Portland on the main rink. I haven't checked who we are playing, its a placement game so it could be a really good team or a really bad team. Will post the results here!!
GO MONKEYS!! ( Its for all the Monkeys out there playing on other teams!! )