Week 8: The Blue Angels vs. Pink Floyd

Victory!
That black mark is not a smudge on the glass — it’s the puck, and I know I stopped it because I had a shutout third period!
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The last time we played the Blue Angels (Week 5: Pink Floyd vs. the Blue Angels), we lost 4 – 1. This time we skated away with a 5 – 3 victory. Not only that, it was my first win all spring! Yay!!!!! And not only that, in Week 6, we were in 5th place; I didn’t play with Pink again until Week 7, after which we were still in 5th place, but after this game, we’re now in 3rd!!! I couldn’t believe it; it was a really exciting game and more so because we won by more than just one goal. Maybe I’m a decent goalie, after all.

Now that my pads match my gloves, I look good so I play good. I love Brian’s Manufacturing goalie gear, but if Coach made goalie equipment, I would be so on it! Heehee. Seriously though, I’m still getting used to the pads. They’re so much bigger and thicker and heavier, but they actually fit me way better and offer a lot more protection.

Also, if you happen to look at all the game pics, you may notice that I’m playing as #60. One of my teammates had an extra jersey from last year and gave it to me because it’s an XL. The fact that I could move my upper half a lot easier really helped a lot. Ironically, I have a jersey when I played one game with the Purple team last year that’s the same size and number. Even more ironic is that we played against the Pink team (see Getting a Life)!

I would wear it to my game tonight, but we’re playing against the Purple team (Moussaka), so it might get just a little confusing. I’ll be in net for the Turtles tonight and have decided to wear a plain white jersey (we’re the home team this game). Well, plain except for my name and number, but at least it fits and I can put it on all by myself. I’ve seen the other goalies wear different jerseys, and I should have started doing it sooner. Live and learn, I guess.