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From the Drop, to the Stop, Do Not Quit!

October 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I watch my In the Crease DVD, almost every day!

My favorite part is when the Coach Mike Lewis is motivating the California Wave players in the locker room. “From the drop, to the stop, do not quit! Get it in your hearts, get it in your minds, from this day forward guys we roll!”

I played Sunday’s game at Polar Ice Gilbert, against the Tucson Stampede Squirt B team with this quote stuck in my head. It worked out really well for me. I had a total of 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists. One of our centers was sick and I played every other shift; I was really in the game, I set up plays, made passes and had a handful of shots on goal. I was motivated!!

My Coach told us after that game that it was the first time in the Sonoran Youth Hockey League that a Mite Team had beaten a Squirt Team. Pretty Impressive for a bunch of Mite A Players. The final score was 7-4.

Some Highlights from the game:

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Count down to the San Jose Tournament

October 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I can’t wait to get to San Jose, it will be the best Thanksgiving ever! I wake up every morning and count down the days until I leave for the Silver Sticks Tournament!


MySpace Countdowns

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Hockey Weekend

October 24, 2008 By 1 Comment

I am looking forward to playing some good hockey this weekend.  The Jr. Coyotes play our first Squirt B games this weekend.  We have practiced a lot and have worked hard together, but now we get to play competitive hockey.  I am very excited because one of the games is at the new Gilbert Rink.  Saturday my game against Peoria starts at 8:20 a.m., so I have to wake up early to be in Scottsdale on time for the game at the Ice Den.  Sunday’s game is at 10:10 a.m. at Polar Ice in Gilbert, which is a quick ride from my house.

I have worked hard this week, and have one last private lesson today to prepare for my weekend!  If you get a chance, come and see me play.

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Behind the Mask ~ New Skates

October 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Here I am, sporting my new Behind the Mask hat and showing off my new skates. I had my old pair for almost two years. I was bummed when they told me that they could not be sharpened anymore and I should consider a new pair. I loved those skates!!

Off to Behind the Mask I went! As always Nick and Josh were really helpful. I tried on a few pairs, but I was sold on the Bauer Vapor XXII. Some of the other skates have wider cuts at the ankle and it was hard to walk in them, the Bauer skates had more support and better fit at the ankle.

The real test was the ice and they were awesome! If you purchase your skates at a BTM store, they will give you a deal on sharpening them. It is always fun going in and seeing Josh, they are so helpful at the Chandler store.

My first year travel team picture is still posted at the cash register. For all your hockey needs visit Behind the Mask!  They ROCK!

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On the way to the tournament!

August 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I was so pumped up on the ride to Peoria.  I watched my In the Crease DVD, while driving to the rink and back.  It is my all time favorite DVD.  I have memorized it.  The movie is a true story about the California Wave Bantam AAA travel hockey team’s journey to the National Championship.  Some awesome NHL players are in the movie, Jeremy Roenick, Joe Thorton, Scott Gomez, Mike Comrie, Scott Niedermayer, Craig Conroy,  Brendan Shanahan and Derian Hatcher.  They talk about how hockey is more than just a sport, it’s a way of life!   It is an awesome movie, here is the link: www.inthecreasemovie.com

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Squirt House has come to an end

August 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I played my final game on the Squirt House Saints Team.  We lost by one goal.  During the game; I kept thinking that I would not be playing any more games with these teammates if we did not win this game, and I would really miss my Coach.  It was really painful in the third period when the buzzer sounded and we lost.

The other team had one really hard player, and she scored 4 of their 5 goals (whatever!), and their goalie is my Jr. Coyotes goalie.  He’s had so much training lately … I knew he was going to be good today.  Our Team Captain managed to pull a hat-trick out of the game, he was awesome.  Our goalie was awesome in net, he really deserved to win that game with the amount of saves he had, because they were shooting on him like crazy.

I have made a lot of new friends this season.  We each got a championship puck and that was pretty cool!

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