hey cp
WE DID IT!!!!!! my men’s hockey team - the kelowna colts - WON div 5!!!!!
we beat the wolfpack 4-2 earlier tonight. they were the #1 team in our division, we were #2.
the game started with a bit of controversy…
the normal goalie for the wolfpack came down with a mysterious ‘injury’ so he couldn’t play goal… but he seemed fine to play out (yea - ok - whatever).
so they have a guy on their roster who also plays in div 3. one of the rules in our league is you can play goal in one division and out in a different division (we actually have a guy on my team that is a div 1 goalie, but plays out with us in div 5)
so - the wolfpack dress this guy as their goalie BUT he is a div 3 goalie (he would usually play out for the wolfpack in div 5…. not goal) - so essentially he is an illegal player
we had 3 options….
1 - we could have forced the wolfpack to dress a different player as the goalie
2 - force them to forfeit (and we would have automatically won div 5 becuz of the illegal goalie)
3 - we could take our chances and play the game, but if we lose then too bad.
we opted to play - we didn’t want to win the division by forfeit - that’s just lame, and making them throw some guy in goal that’s never played that position is a pretty low thing to do.
it was a really tight game - very back and forth
I couldn’t do much on the first goal they scored. their best player cut across hard from my right to my left. I come across to my left and stop the puck but we get tangled up. by the time we stopped sliding I was no ware near my crease, never mind the net! I guess during the power-slide he was able to get the puck back and just shot it back to the slot where one of his guys buried it.
the second goal I should have played different - a guy got in alone and I should have just stayed square, got big and stayed in my butterfly - instead I tried a combo poke-check/stop-drop and flop which ended with him sliding the puck under my left arm
I can’t really comment on the 4 we scored ‘cuz I was so far away, except that I almost bailed a couple of times…. it’s hard to jump and cheer in full goalie gear! ha! ha!
I got lucky late in the game - one of their guys got a clear breakaway… this time I stayed square to him and opted for a butterfly style save. he wired the puck just wide of my blocker and thankfully it missed the goal post and ended up harmlessly behind the net!
I don’t think I’ve been this exhausted ever after a game. I don’t think my heart rate got below about 130 for the entire game!!!! seriously. when the play was at the other end I tried to control my breathing as best I could just to get my heart rate down to around 90… so the thumping in my forehead would stop… a least for a couple minutes! ha! ha!!
I’m so pumped!!
so now we play the div 4 champions on thursday night…. I have a feeling we’re going to get absolutely slaughtered, but whatever - I’m ok with that - it's a free game of hockey!
if we do pull out the miracle upset, we’ll be playing in the bc provincials on the may long weekend
anyways…. just thought I’d pass on the good news!
cheers
chris
**** i'll fire up some more pics tomorrow of the trophy, game puck, etc.
Kelowna Colts Win Div 5 Men's Hockey
