Catch up...

Well I guess last we left I was heading to bed getting ready to wake up for practice at 6:00 am. It was an early morning that is for sure. The two hour practice was good, kids skated hard, had some fun, learned some things... I got home around 10, napped for a long time. Then had to go to the team meeting with parents and kids. It was fun. Got to meet some parents, drink some brew, eat some great food and have some great conversations. That lasted until 6 where I then had to head to the Sensplex for my first Div 1 game as a player.
Oh man, we got romped. Turns out my Competitive B goalie skills do not transfer over as player, and does not compare to anyone on the ice, especially the other team. The team I joined is a great team, super strong, sick players, lot of old Jr Players, NHL draft pick, U of O player etc... But this other team was nuts. NCAA players, AHL players, OHL players, it was nuts! I never skated so hard in my life to get nothing out of it. My ass busting strides kept up with their goalie skating backwards to get to his net. Now, on a side note, thanks to Cody, I was very aerodynamic. The gigantic large jersey (sarcasm) he handed me fit so snug I could not wear shoulder pads. It was as TIGHT as (insert inappropriate joke here). Either way, the game was nuts. We were down 7-1 after the first. Thanks to their act of kindness, they started cycling to keep the score low, which meant since I was winger, I just had to stand beside their D and catch my breath, thank God! Game ended 8-3.
Monday saw me finally sleeping in until noon, which was well needed. I then proceeded to the basement to lounge until 3. At 3:30, I was on the ice at Earl Armstrong watching snails race. By that I mean I was reffing Tier 2 Girls Highschool Hockey. There are no words that can precisely describe how bored we were on the ice. I will leave it at that.
Tuesday saw me hitting up class. Morning class was ok, started a group project on the Hamilton Ti-Cats game day entertainment. Will be a fun project. Then we had a field trip. Class 2 of the day took place at Sir John A pub over some brews and lunch, was good. We then went to SIRC for the rest of the afternoon. This is a sport related library in Ottawa which is amazing. Great place, will be spending time there for sure. We got a free membership ($250.00 value) for their serivces for 15 months. I helped a lot to (forced) and won a bottle because of it, which I accidentally broke while walking to the car.
I then had to ref an exciting minor atom b game. It was not exciting as mentioned. It was brutal. Why this non contact atom hockey is 3 man I will never know.
We then had our 3rd Seagulls game last night. We finally put up a win bringing us to 1-2 on the year. I have played two games in net, have been ran 7 times. What the hell? My back is killing me today.
Either way thats where were at! Get to coach at 6:00 tonight, big exhibition game!
Keep your head up!