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We WON!!! The Labor Day Tournament

September 9, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

This long hockey weekend was AWESOME!! The Phoenix Polar Bears did a great job bringing home the banner in the Labor Day Tournament!

We were in second place going into the playoffs. It was pretty cool that we played against my old teammates from the Jr. Coyotes. I had the first goal of the game; it was a rebound goal, off of a nice shot from my teammate Mark.

I’m not sure I agree with the tripping penalty I got in that game! Sorry Robby!!

That win gave us a spot in the Championship game on Monday vs the Jr. Coyotes 99 team. We were down 2-0, and came back to win the game 4-2!

It was an incredible victory. I could hear the Polar Bear fans counting down the clock and we cleared the bench and headed for our goalie! SWEET! We got trophies and skated around the rink with the banner. What a great way to start the season!!

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Jeremy Roenick Retires

August 6, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

I will never forget coming home from school today and logging onto RoenickLife.com and watching Jeremy Roenick speak about his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons. He said it’s not a sad day … but to me it is. I will not get to watch him play this season. I can’t imagine that, I have watched him play since I was three.

I thank JR for being a friend and an awesome role model. I will continue to wear his number and dream big. I want to be like Jeremy Roenick when I grow up!

Good luck in the future!

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Playing for Team Northwest was Awesome!

July 23, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

Murph & Coach Michael Hengen from Germany

Michael Hengen Deggendorf Fire

I had such a great time in Canada. The Stampede Challenge AAA Hockey Tournament, was the BEST tournament ever. Ten days in Canada, was not long enough. I wish it was a month! My 2000 team had only four practice together, and some of the Canadian teams had been together for 3 years, so it was really competitive hockey. They were checking and the refs did not make any calls! It was physical!!

I had some really cool Coaches. Coach Johnson will be the head Coach for the USHL’s Fargo Force and Coach Hengen plays hockey for the Deggendorf Fire GerObL in Germany. He is also #27, like me!

I made a lot of new friends. We still keep in touch on xBox Live and email each other. My first hockey trip to Canada was awesome and something I will never forget. Thank you Team Northwest and Todd Collins!

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NHL Deputy Commissioner & Murph

July 2, 2009 By murphhockey 2 Comments

This was a big moment for me! I met the NHL Deputy Commissioner at the Alltel Ice Den on Monday night. After interviewing with the news stations (Fanster.com has the full interview), he stopped to thank the Coyotes FANS and to pose for a picture with me. My mom has already printed this picture and framed it in my room.

One day, I will meet with the Commissioner again … when I am in the NHL! Murph #27

Thank you Save The Coyotes Coalition, for letting me know Mr. Daly was coming!

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NHL Deputy Commissioner Visits Alltel Ice Den

July 1, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

NHL Commissioner visits Alltel Ice Den
Murph attends the NHL Deputy Commissioner’s interview at Alltell Ice Den in Scottsdale yesterday. Photo from azvibe.com

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Ice & Dryland Practice

June 24, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

We did it all yesterday! Two hours of ice time, some soccer and a game of football. The weather here was really nice today. I have met so many new hockey friends. I have been hanging out with a kid from the Jr. Sharks that I played against in a hockey tournament in January this year.