What a Save!
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Our season opener, at home! Too bad we lost, but at least the margin was low. The Fighting Squirrels were the team we played against in our very first game last year but at their rink, and we were spanked 8-1 (see “Game One, 06-07: Tigers Orange 1, Fighting Squirrels 8”)! This year, both teams were evenly matched.
However, the heresay is that we should have won, or at the very least tied this game because the other goalie supposedly pushed out a goal or two. Because there was only one ref instead of the usual two, she didn’t see what happened. This was our fault; as the rookie Tigers team, we didn’t realize we were supposed to schedule refs for home games since the Blue and White teams’ managers took care of it for us last year! As it was, we were lucky to get even one referee at the last minute.
Still, most of our new team members are either just learning how to skate, if not the game and its rules. We had few of last year’s veterans in attendance, and even if we did, we’re still getting used to playing together — I mean, we only had two practices before our first game! So this was a great start to our season!
Brian
oh, i HATE those 0-1 losses! but still, the season has begun, and that’s a good thing. hang in there… hockey really does help.
Well, our team hasn’t experienced very many of them, but yeah it was pretty annoying. You’re right, though — it’s early in the season, and we’re still coming together as a team. Keep posted!