Game 5- vs Puddle Jumpers

It was a tough game. Though the Joes lost 3-0, by no means were they dominated. The score doesn't show how truly close the game was. The Joes had a short bench, and their two leading scorers weren't there. Add onto this a horrific injury to #26 Al. Speaking of which, I don't have any new information on the specifics of the injury, just the text from Mike saying surgery is tomorrow. But back to the game... After this the Joes found themselves down an additional three players, and had an extremely short bench. The Joes had some great scoring opportunities, but never could find the back of the net.

The Bad-

A lack of penalties called against each team was surprising, mainly because I even felt as though I should have gone to the box a couple times.

Not enough shots. We can't possibly expect to win games when we are getting outshot 3-1. Yeah, they were great at blocking shots, but we need to get more on net.

The Good-

Another great showing put on by Dave in goal. Once again he etched his name into the non-existent Three Stars of the Game.

The team is getting better. I know we didn't build on our win against the Whalers, but we were with the Jumpers the entire game despite everything else.

The Great-

That everyone kept their cool after the injury. Everyone understands that hockey is a quick moving game, and accidents can happen. I whole heartedly believe what happened was an accident, and out team acted like it was. No one went out for revenge, and that shows an immense amount of class on our part.

Last Word- We improved upon our last game again, and I still believe by the end of the season well be a team that people don't wanna play.

Around the league-

I know the Indians beat the Whalers by 1, and I know the Sens beat the Bandits by two in an extremely entertaining game. I'll update this part when they post the scores.

We're Talking About Practice, Man. Not the Game, but Practice?!?

First, kudos who can tell me where the title came from. Second, practice is something we all need. Sure you can go out on the ice every Saturday, but your not gonna get a chance to practice then. So when's a good time to get practice?

NYTEX and the Starcenters (as well as all the other local rinks) offer certain times each day for open hockey. As you would expect some are crowded, some are empty. It seems that the later in the week you go, the more people are there. I'll link the sites at the bottom of the post, and you can check their calendars to see when these times are. For the most part they are a lot of fun. And with so many rinks across the area, you can normally find one that fits you. I know NYTEX now has an early one, something like 7-8AM. Euless has some nights that hockey goes up to midnight, and the prices range from $6-$12/ I go to some during the afternoon at Euless, and almost every Friday at noon at Grapevine.

Another really good place to get your practice on is at I-league in Grapevine. Yeah, it's a different kind of league then were in. I made it out there last week and it was a lot of fun. They have it every Friday night at 9:30, and it'll run you $2o. But it is well worth the money. It is an actual games, refs and timekeepers included! Here, they have games for three straight weeks, followed by a practice with coaches. As I said, it's worth your time and money. This Friday will be the practice week.

If you guys know any other places, or classes that are worth going to let me know in the comments or by email (email address is at the bottom). Thanks, I'll have another post up by Friday!

Links:

StarCenters-http://www.drpepperstarcenter.com/schedules.asp

NYTEX-http://www.nytexsports.com/

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