Hockey all day … all the time!

December 28, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

We had a day off from the tournament, so I had my line mate over to play some hockey. We took a quick jog around the block and then worked on our shots together. Between the two of us, we netted 300 shots! It was totally awesome. My mom was nice enough to retrieve ALL of the pucks, so we could just keep shooting. We had a small game of one on one and Bunting was goalie, he ROCKS! Then it was off to play x Box 360 Live NHL.

Late in the afternoon we went up to the Gilbert Rink to catch a 18AA tournament game. Some of my hockey friends were there and we hung out and watched the game. Now we are off to the hockey pin trading event. It was a total hockey day!

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First Tournament Win vs Vosha Mustangs

December 28, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

The Squirt B Mustangs came out strong with the first goal of the game. But, once the picture-1 Jr. Coyotes #48 scored two goals back to back on one shift in the first period … things quickly changed! We had a total of three goals in the first period. We dominated the game, and our goalie only had like 11 shots on him, and their goalie saved 34 of our 41 shots!

This was the first game I played being on the red line and it was awesome, I had a total of 3 points (2 goals/1 assist)! Our line contributed a total of 4 goals in the game.

Jr. Coyotes win 7-2

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Coyote Cup Tournament

December 20, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

We had an awesome practice today! We are preparing for our Coyote Cup Tournament, a few days after Christmas. I am now on the RED line, I am excited about that! Red is the color of energy, the element of fire … I was feeling it yesterday at practice, back on a line with Bunting.

Our schedule for the tournament is:

12/27/08 5:30 pm Alltel Ice Den vs Vosha

12/29/08 4:00 pm Chandler Polar Ice vs San Diego Oilers

12/30/08 7:00 am Alltel Ice Den vs Peoria Roadrunners and 7:00 pm Oceanside Ice vs Firebirds.

12/31/08 The Championship game to be held at 8:45 am at the Alltel Ice Den, Scottsdale.

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Equal Playing Time Article ~ posted by hockeymom

December 14, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

10 Reasons for Equal Playing Time

equal_playing_time_10_reasons On most youth teams, there are players who are physically two or three years ahead of their teammates in size, speed, or strength. These players often form a core of talent that coaches can use to their advantage to win games. Especially in youth travel and select teams, the temptation for many coaches is to use this talent more during a game to go for the win. While this method is appropriate at the highest level of athletic competition, it seldom has any place in youth sports.

In professional sports, players do not get equal playing time. So, when is it appropriate for youth sports to mimic this behavior? One test is when a team is not committed to individual players and rosters may be changed at any time during a season. When teams exist for the team’s sake and not the players’, as is the case in professional and collegiate sports, then coaches are left with no other choice than to give more time to their best players. However, until that test is true, coaches should make sure their player times are equal.

Click the Link to read article in FULL. Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Sports Esteem for the above article.

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We did it … the Jr. Coyotes are Regional Champs – Beat the Jr. Sharks Again 5-3

December 1, 2008 By murphhockey 2 Comments

A lot of hard work and practice went into getting us to the Silver Stick Tournament in San Jose. We played like a team in this tournament and it paid off for us. We were undefeated and our goalie had two shutouts. The teams we played were all out of California. They were: Santa Clara Blackhawks, Tri-Valley Blue Devils and San Jose Jr. Sharks.

The Jr. Coyotes are the first Mite Team from Arizona to win the Regional Title. That is something to be proud of. Our Team will be engraved on the Silver Stick.

I am so happy to be a part of this team. The Coaches are awesome and the players are like brothers. This was the best Thanksgiving I ever had!

For the San Jose Silver Stick Tournament recap, check out: Team Stats and Player Stats

You can watch the video of what turned out to be my game winning goal HERE!

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High Octane ~ Jr. Coyotes beat the Jr. Sharks 6-2

November 28, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

This game was so full of excitement!! The parents were going crazy in the stands. The Jr. Sharks were undefeated going into this game. They were in for a shock!

We went down 2-1 early, but came storming back with 4 unanswered goals.

It was a very physical game and after our first goal, a player from the Sharks team hit me in the helmet when the refs were not watching. That was not cool!

Everyone on our team played great! Our defense really showed up big today. Our Goalie Tristan, made two incredible break away saves in the third period.

I am really proud of our team. Next game tomorrow night against another California team, the Santa Clara Blackhawks. Then onto the Championship on Sunday morning.

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