That’s right we won the DNHL 2009-2010 Champions title today! We are the first team in the DNHL to have a perfect season 17-0 unlike last year when we lost the final match. I’m off to celebrate yahooo….
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We are the Champions
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Hockey vs Bison B
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Today we played practice game against the Boulder Bison B team. Those guys are on the ice 4-5 times a week and that showed. They are more prepared and have greater speed than we do. The game started out tough, 1 period was 0-5 then 0-3 and 0-2. Apparently we got better as the game went on and we got more used to the fast pace of the game. We had only 1 or two solid chances and overall maybe 4 shots on goal. It was a tough game and 0-9 loss a fact. As our coach said after the game overall a good effort by us. Everybody on our team skated hard and had fun.
Tomorrow we will be in FortCollins for a game with their 3rd team in the DNHL league. I bet we will show up hungry.
Start of Hockey season, DNHL
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Our first game of the season was today, we played against the 2nd or 3rd team in Fort Collins. They only had nine players against our 15. This game was fairly easy, I made 3 goals. We are off to a good start. But I’m sure our opponents will be more competitive as the season gets going. Our coach wants us to wear a shirt and a tie to the games as well as carrying our game shirts on hangers. Its about having respect for the game and looking professional.
Hockey playoffs, DNHL 2008-2009
Monday, March 16th, 2009With a perfect unbeaten season 16-0 we came into the playoffs. In the playoffs you have to win your game otherwise you do not advance to the next round. We played two playoff games in Breckenridge last weekend March 7-8th. One thing you have to be aware of is the altitude 9,600 feet above sea level. Drink lots of water and cut down on activities. We had one game on Saturday against he last seeded team 12-0. Then another on Sunday against the Summit ( Breckenridge home team ). Our team was a little flat after spending the night at altitude, activities included the swimming pool and “Hotel tag”. We came away with the win 3-1.
Then on March 15 we had the final game against the NoCo Fort Collins team, it was played at the Promenade Green ice rink. The Promenade is a really nice facility with 3 rinks. Somehow we were a little tense and couldn’t get our game going for a while. The game was tight, we had some unlucky bounces and we scored a goal that was disallowed because the ref did not have the right angle. I had a shot on the post after beating the goalie but it just didn’t want to go in. In all a good effort, the Fort Collins team seemed a little hungrier than our team and came away with the win 1-3.
I know there is a life lesson in there and I’m still processing the whole thing. We got 2nd place which is pretty good considering 16 guys showed up to play at the beginning of the season, no tryouts. We just had enough to field a team and a great team it became.
End of regular season
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009It’s the end of the regular season, my Boulder DNHL Hockey team went unbeaten. It’s been a lot of work, but it’s been worth it. Our last game was the closest yet of score 6-4. Next weekend the playoffs start, which means we really have to be on our game. Win 3 games to get the title however if we loose one game we are out of the running.
Btw, I’m the second one lower right, the only one with the face mask still on.
