Last night started our Summer hockey season. It was time to start defending our championship. When we got there I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. Only 8 skaters and our goalie showed up. Ouch. So it was going to be a long game.
The first period we started off slow. I don't know if it was jitters or just being a little rusty. We were down 2-0 after one period.
In the 2nd, we turned up the heat. I battled in front of the net and ended up helping on our first goal as a screen. Our 2nd goal was kinda entertaining. I completely whiffed on a shot about 10 feet from the net, but our center was right behind me. He's a much better shooter than I am, and he buried a shot to tie the game at 2-2. The fatigue was starting to show, though.
In the 3rd, we jumped out to a 3-2 lead. Our opponent, Pucks Gone Wild, tied the game at 3 with about 5 minutes remaining. We pulled ahead 4-3 with about 3 minutes remaining. PGW kept pressing though, and tied the game with about 40 seconds remaining in regulation.
Overtime started as a 4 on 4 with running clock. About a minute into OT, we were penalized and went short handed. PGW scored on the ensuing PP to win 5-4.
Great game even though we only had 3 subs all game. We played hard and I think if we'd had 1-2 more guys we would've probably pulled out a win. But it was good to get back on the ice and play.
The first period we started off slow. I don't know if it was jitters or just being a little rusty. We were down 2-0 after one period.
In the 2nd, we turned up the heat. I battled in front of the net and ended up helping on our first goal as a screen. Our 2nd goal was kinda entertaining. I completely whiffed on a shot about 10 feet from the net, but our center was right behind me. He's a much better shooter than I am, and he buried a shot to tie the game at 2-2. The fatigue was starting to show, though.
In the 3rd, we jumped out to a 3-2 lead. Our opponent, Pucks Gone Wild, tied the game at 3 with about 5 minutes remaining. We pulled ahead 4-3 with about 3 minutes remaining. PGW kept pressing though, and tied the game with about 40 seconds remaining in regulation.
Overtime started as a 4 on 4 with running clock. About a minute into OT, we were penalized and went short handed. PGW scored on the ensuing PP to win 5-4.
Great game even though we only had 3 subs all game. We played hard and I think if we'd had 1-2 more guys we would've probably pulled out a win. But it was good to get back on the ice and play.
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