Game 1

While Rodney was off taking care of today's hockey games, I had the pleasure of watching Drew's two hockey games. The first contest was against a team from Atlanta, the Phoenix. They really had no business in our division this tournament but nonetheless we faced them with much fury and strength. Quickly, within the first few minutes of the game they managed to sink two goals with a score of 0-2 at the end of the first period.

Entering the second, the Everblades found themselves with a great scoring opportunity in front of the net and sunk it for their first and only goal of the game. By the end of the second the score was 1-6 with our boys feeling tired and defeated. The Jr. Everblades managed to hold the Atlanta Phoenix to 1 goal in the third, rounding out the game 1-7 and our first loss of the tournament.

14UA Florida Jr. Everblades - Winter Classic Tournament Game #1 - at Atlanta Phoenix
	Drew lined up during a faceoff.
	Drew keeping an on (and a body) on the player in front of him.
	Drew trying to get his stick in the shooting lane.
	Drew keeping an eye on the puck while skating down the ice.
	Drew watching as the puck crosses the ice.
	Drew and his teammate circling around.
	Drew stealing a Phoenix pass.
	Drew passing the puck out of the zone.
	Drew skating through the neutral zone with the puck...
	...and carrying it into his offensive zone...
	...while being pressured by a Phoenix player...
	...as Drew does his best to keep the Atlanta player's stick away.
	Drew hustling back to help his team.
	Drew hanging back to help cover for the pressuring defenseman in front of him.
	Drew playing the puck along the boards...
	...and settling it down...
	...before playing it back into the offensive zone...
	...and then being cross-checked by the Phoenix player.
	Drew focusing during a faceoff.
	Drew using his shoulder to keep a Phoenix player from getting to the puck.
	Drew keeping an eye on the Atlanta player.
	Drew pinching in along the boards.
	The final score had the Jr. Firebirds on the wrong end of a 7-1 outcome.

14UA Florida Jr. Everblades - Winter Classic Tournament Game #1 - at Atlanta Phoenix

Drew lined up during a faceoff.

Drew keeping an on (and a body) on the player in front of him.

Drew trying to get his stick in the shooting lane.

Drew keeping an eye on the puck while skating down the ice.

Drew watching as the puck crosses the ice.

Drew and his teammate circling around.

Drew stealing a Phoenix pass.

Drew passing the puck out of the zone.

Drew skating through the neutral zone with the puck...

...and carrying it into his offensive zone...

...while being pressured by a Phoenix player...

...as Drew does his best to keep the Atlanta player's stick away.

Drew hustling back to help his team.

Drew hanging back to help cover for the pressuring defenseman in front of him.

Drew playing the puck along the boards...

...and settling it down...

...before playing it back into the offensive zone...

...and then being cross-checked by the Phoenix player.

Drew focusing during a faceoff.

Drew using his shoulder to keep a Phoenix player from getting to the puck.

Drew keeping an eye on the Atlanta player.

Drew pinching in along the boards.

The final score had the Jr. Firebirds on the wrong end of a 7-1 outcome.