Our 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.
With 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.
It’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.
We made it into the local newspaper. It seems our team winning results don’t go unnoticed. We are still without a loss mid way through the season. Here is the news clipping which came just after I scored my two goals. I have been playing center for the last couple of games which I like better than defense.
I have been focusing on Hockey lately. But I have a good opportunity to play some soccer as the team moves indoors for a while. I’m going for it, will be playing on team Croatia. Hockey games are on Sundays and the Soccer games on Saturdays. That should work out fine, here is the schedule. I’m even thinking about playing soccer in the summer and maybe less Hockey, we will see.
