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Goalie Fight!

March 26th, 2008 at 5:52 pm » Comments (2)

Jonathan Roy, Patrick’s son. Guess he takes after his dad, eh? Read the Yahoo! article here: Ex-NHL player, Quebec coach Patrick Roy and son suspended for brawl during game. You won’t catch me doing that. I don’t think.



Where I’ve Been

January 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm » Comments (6)

So, this is the first post of 2008 and basically it’s to tell you that I will be on hiatus for . . . oh, I don’t know. Until I get better, anyway. In short (if that’s possible for me), here’s the scoop:
I saw the PCP at the beginning of January and he […]



Sub Game 2, 07-08: Vikings 2, the Inferno 2

December 2nd, 2007 at 1:10 am » Comments (7)

Tiger vs. Tiger
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*groan* Another hockey post, you say? Well, it almost feels like my swan song game post, since I won’t be playing for a while. Oh, yeah: I’m having the MRI for the uterine fibroid embolization tomorrow; if I have the energy […]



Some Progress, Still Depressed

November 16th, 2007 at 9:43 pm » Comments (4)

Today I made some progress: I ordered delivery for dinner, which meant actually talking to someone on the phone and having to interact with the delivery guy. I took a shower for the first time since . . . I don’t know when; a few days at least. So why do I […]



Huge Decision

November 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm » Comments (5)

I can’t stand this depressive episode any longer. Clearly the ECT isn’t helping. I’ve been putting off making this decision for a very long time, but last night I finally did it, and it was very difficult.
I’m taking a break from hockey, the one activity that keeps me out of depression and focuses […]



Sub Game 1, 07-08: Vixens 0, the University of Chicago Maroons 5

November 1st, 2007 at 12:06 pm » Comments (2)

I Know I Stopped the Puck . . .

. . . But it Got Lost Somewhere in My Pads.

So One of My Teammates Helped Me Look in My Pads and My Pants!

It Was in My Left Pad. “Here you go, Ref!”
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This was my first game as […]



Game 4, 07-08: Tigers Orange 1, Vixens 4

October 29th, 2007 at 5:13 pm » Comments (2)

Looking Like a Pro
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At least the picture looks like the ones of the NHL goalies in my goalie books! That’s Brian’s doing. We may have lost 4-1, but we played really well. And I made 34 — that’s right — 34 saves! […]



Game 3, 07-08: Fighting Squirrels 2, Tigers Orange 3

October 26th, 2007 at 12:48 pm » Comments (2)

This Rink Was So Cold . . .
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. . . you could actually see the fog or vapor or whatever it was rising to the ceiling! I was just glad that I was on the ice the whole time so my feet wouldn’t have a […]



Game 2, 07-08: Tigers Orange 0, the University of Chicago Maroons 7

October 21st, 2007 at 10:06 pm » Comments (0)

No Save, No Goal, Went Wide
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My worst game so far this season, but I shook it off. Although U of C had plenty of skaters that were about the same level as most of ours, they had a few big guns who scored most of the […]



Game 1, 07-08: Tigers Orange 0, Fighting Squirrels 1

October 15th, 2007 at 7:34 pm » Comments (2)

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 […]