Scrimmage 2, ?06 - ?07: Tigers Orange 4, Vernon Hills 2

(Click on the images to enlarge–they’re sequential, sort of.)

I was baffled by the score, because the last time we played this team on November 20th, the final score was 8 - 1. I was like, wow, they’ve really improved. Then I heard that our skaters were told to “be nice.” Also, the real score should have been 5 - 2, but it bounced in and out of the net so fast that the ref missed it. I think they had some other players out there who weren’t there before, but whatever. We’re wearing lights because not everyone on our team brought their dark jerseys.

Anyway, according to Brian’s notes, the first goal they scored passed across the crease. I was in good position for the first skater but had no defensive help on the second skater (the shooter). I made a good dive to try to stop the shot, but just couldn’t make it.

On the second goal, I faced a breakaway and stopped the first shot, as well as the first rebound, but they scored on the second rebound. I was down on the ice so there wasn’t much I could do. Still, my teammates told me that I played a great game, so I tried not to beat myself up over it and need to trust in what they tell me.

Normally I write these game posts one or two days after they happen, but as most of you know, it’s been so hard for me to do just about anything, let alone upload the pictures and then blog about the game. We’ll be scrimmaging against them again tonight.

See the game pics here.