It was pretty awesome to be back on the ice with these
guys. And what a start! I missed the first game of the season,
because I was at the Avalanche game (AVs 3- Pit 1) but the boys beat Realty
Source 4-1 to begin the Spring 15 season.
We played one of the new D4 teams- Free Birds. I think they were an old team that got put together
with free agents and new players for the season. There were a few new faces, including a guy
named Andrew, who I think is playing his first season… I’m no longer the
rookie! I played left wing on a line
with the other Paul and Tony, who I played with at the Puck Dynasty practice. Justin and Ryan showed up for the game, and
it looks like they may be playing a few games in the future, which is cool.
The game started with two quick goals from the Free Birds,
and it seemed like it was going to be like last season. Then things turned around really quick. The Free Birds have two or three really good
players, and a bunch of new players. We
had it tied up by the end of the first period, and it was all Icemen after
that. We were really playing well,
making great passes and rushing up the ice with great speed. After letting in two early goals, Tyler wasn’t
all that busy in net, but stopped a few breakaways. The Free Bird goal tender was really good
too, or the score would have been higher.
The only two penalties were Free Bird tripping calls, and we scored on
one of them- when I was out on the power play.
In the end I think I was a +2 for the night. I also had a fun tough couple of shift in
front of the Free Bird net. A little
pushing and shoving never hurt anyone…
The final score was 8-2.
I think a couple of the better Free Birds were getting frustrated with
their new players, and there were a few faceoffs where we had to wait for them
to get a full unit on the ice. All I can say is I hope their rookies get the
great experience I got.
And if the win wasn’t enough- I got a crested Icemen sweater
with my ‘forever’ number- 83! I’ll get
some photos of it after it’s been washed.
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