Week 9: Mark It Zero vs. The Green Hornets & Da Bulls
Two games this week: The Green Hornets & Da Bulls. Time to make up some ground on Nice Marmot. We went into this game tied for first place and by the end of the night, the result was the same: tied for first. Autumn decided that she’d forego some retouching to get out and see some hockey.
VS THE GREEN HORNETS
We moved the puck well and were dominant throughout this game, but the goals weren’t coming as easy for some reason. Throughout the first period, we were getting some chances but the opportunities weren’t great. They weren’t getting quality ones at our end, if they got there at all. We were dictating the play, but their Ds did a great job all game of not giving up a true breakaway. Our first goal came off Todd’s stick, as he floated a shot over the goaltender’s shoulder. I know this because of rumors, as I was on the bench getting my ducks in a row and never saw the play. Todd always makes it look effortless though. It was on an odd man rush, though. Looked like a 2-on-1. I always look away when I see a 2-on-1. What the hell was I doing?
The score remained 1-0 going into the 2nd period, which was when we got a few extra tallies. Miller and I were really feeling it and were cycling down low on several instances.
The rest of our fan section arrived right in time to start the 2nd period. This time, it was Ryan, Pete, Adam, Ramos, Steve I., & Austin.
***This is where my memory fails me. I stopped writing this entry about 3 weeks ago. It’s been maybe a month since we’ve played these games. In a two-game week, one that we could’ve strung two wins together with some good momentum, ended up being a forgettable 2-loss week. Da Bulls are much better than they were at the beginning of the year, for whatever reason. Credit where it’s due.
Don’t remember much from the Da Bulls game now, but I recall after one game tying goal that Ben shot through my screen, I went towards Ben to celebrate when I looked back to find Miller fighting with some chump on their team. To give you context: Miller NEVER fights. He had some edge to him this game because apparently one of their players was bothering him all game so the guy inquired if he wanted to “go” and Miller accepted his proposition.
CLOSE CALLS: Too many. I had so many opportunities, yet they weren’t quality ones, and I was already on top of the goaltender with nowhere to go. On one chance I flipped the puck as if to have it soar over the goaltender’s shoulder without him noticing. Yeah, that didn’t work.
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