Thursday, April 23, 2015

BACK IN... powder blue, white and royal blue... not the same ring.



Holey crap, I’m sore.  But it’s a good sore.  A ‘I did something’ sore.  
I went and saw a specialist at the CU Sports Medicine department, and after a couple of examinations,  being twisted like a pretzel, x-rays and more twisting- it was deemed  that I only had a really bad strain on the cluster of muscles that sit in under the stomach and above the thigh.  I’m going to start some PT soon.  But after three weeks off, I was feeling pain free and decided to play last night.  It was great to be back!

We played Here For Beer.   I missed the last game we played them.  It was a fun, tough game all around, and we got the victory again 3-1.  

I played somewhat tenuously- always a little afraid of re-injuring myself, and I’m also really out of shape and practice.  I felt like I was nearly starting over.  I need to sharpen my skates too.  That being said, I did help out and nearly had a couple of goals.  I say nearly…  The first was an incredible pass from Jim that landed right on my tape while I was to the far right of the net.  I shot it just wide of the goal.  A better shot and it would have gone in, since the goalie and the Here For Beer defense was wholly focused on the left.  The other goal was a knock in of a puck just sitting on the goal line.  The Left Winger got there a skosh before I did and got it done.  I made a couple defensive gaffs, but nothing that allowed them to score.

Again, the guys I go out with after the game suited up for Free Birds, so I went home, and now I’m feeling all the soreness that I’d gotten used to.  It feels great! 

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