December 7th, 2013
Drew's hockey team faced a rematch of the team that he
scored against a couple of weekends ago, and the kids were motivated to show
improvement today. Things were looking good through the first period, as the
game remained 0-0 for a majority of the period until Lakeland finally broke
through to make it a one goal game at the end of the first. The Storm came back
to tie the game at a goal apiece, but any positive momentum that they gained
from their goal was short-lived, as Lakeland scored twice themselves during the
period. The 3-1 score after two remained in place throughout the third period as
well, as neither team managed to find the back of the net.
Drew played alright today. He didn't score today, but he
did skate hard and almost had a breakaway shot attempt (unfortunately the pass
was just a bit ahead of him). He still floats between being too passive and too
aggressive, as sometimes he focused more on skating into people than he did on
gaining control of the puck. I have to remind myself that he is young for his
hockey team and their competition, and that this was intended to be a learning
year for all of them.
Game 10 - vs. Lakeland Falcons
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Drew and his teammates listening to their coaches before the
game.
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Drew skating down the ice after a faceoff.
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Drew in position on the ice, looking to intercept a pass.
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Drew looking at the puck, waiting for a pass.
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Drew skating down the ice after the puck.
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Drew circling around after his goalie stopped the puck behind
him.
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Drew made sure he stayed onsides on this play.
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Drew waiting for the line changes to take place before play
resumes.
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Drew skating with the puck along the boards.
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Drew watching from the wing position as his defenders battle for
the puck.
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Drew racing after a long pass from a teammate almost led to a
breakaway shot attempt.
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Drew battling for the puck in front of the net.
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Drew running into an opposing player while going after the puck.
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The final score, a 3-1 Storm defeat.
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Drew and his teammates in the handshake line after the game.
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There was about 10 minutes of ice time left after the game
had concluded, so the coaches decided to have a shootout for the kids to
participate in. Since it didn't affect the outcome of the game, I didn't bother
keeping score. I can say that Drew wound up with two attempts, and he scored on
his first one! He was the first goal scorer for either team in the shootout, so
it wasn't a bad way for him to end his day on the ice!
Postgame Shootout
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Drew gathering in the puck before heading towards the net...
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...where he let a slapshot go...
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...and watched as it found it's way into the back of the net!
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Drew played it calm and cool on his way back towards his
teammates after scoring the first goal of the shootout.
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Drew lining up another slapshot...
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...and putting some oomph behind it...
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...and watching as he follows through.
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