“That’s Using Your Noggin!” — the Ref
It took me a moment to realize what he meant, but this time, I didn’t deflect the puck with my helmet on purpose — it bounced off my cage, but I made the save!
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This was the very first game of the Summer Mixer, which actually took place on June 25. This was also the game in which I hurt my knee. Even though I did my off-ice stretches beforehand, our team didn’t have a chance to warm up at all before the first period, so I didn’t get to skate a little to raise my body temperature, I didn’t get to do any on-ice stretching (’til between periods), and I certainly didn’t get a chance to have my teammates warm me up by shooting pucks at me. I think I hurt myself in the first period, which I played rather clumsily, in my opinion, but I seemed to get my groove after that, even though we still lost 4 – 1. That’s about all I can remember, really.
Brian
