January 26th, 2014
Because of sporting event conflict today I was unable to
attend the game, which is a shame because from what I was told by Tara it was a
physical contest throughout. The Storm played the Royals once before, on a night
we were without a goalie. It seemed as though a contest between these two teams
would be close if we had a player in net, so today's rematch was certainly one
to look forward to. Unfortunately it wasn't as close as I'd hope, as the Storm
lost by a score of 6-1 (according to Tara - the team website says 7-1). The big
story from the game was all of the pushing and shoving (and punching) that took
place. During the game the Redford team continually hit our goalie with their
sticks after he made a save (particularly when he had his glove on the ice,
covering the puck) as they tried to knock the puck lose and into our net. The
kids on the Storm team have become annoyed with this tactic, and defended their
goalie by pushing the Royals players out of the net. After the game was over
there was a few players from each team on the ice, and from what I was told a
Redford player pushed one of our boys, who responded with a punch. I'm not sure
what will come of it, but this is what happens when the referees don't take
control of the game...
Drew played another strong game today, carrying over his
effort from yesterday. He did manage to pick up his first penalty of the season,
getting called for checking - though both he and Tara said it was a very weak
call (he took longer to get up than the kid he "hit", but that kid got up
crying). After coming out of the penalty box he nearly scored a goal, but he
just couldn't quite connect.
Game 18 - vs. Redford Royals
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Drew in front of the net, looking for a rebound to knock in.
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Drew lined up for a faceoff.
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Drew moving in towards the puck on a faceoff.
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Drew looking to move the puck along the boards.
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Drew watching the action unfold in front of the net on defense.
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Drew protecting the blue line.
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