my team this year

[croy33]

alright, im on a Freshman team (first year of highschool for those who dont know) and we are simply terrible. our varsity team, has been to states and won before. we are the Commseuague warriors for those who might know. my team consists of 4 ninth graders, maybe 12 8th graders, and 6 7th graders. im the second tallest kid and im 5'4" give or take. we have a losing record. all our wins came against winless teams. also the backup goalie is a bit of a joke. he shows no effort. and lets up 8 goals a game. we havent played in 2 weeks because 4 games and the rest of our practices were canceled. now, i have a game monday against a decent team, which for us means, we'll get crushed. now, this team makes me look like a horrible tender. we dont keep stats, but i face give or take 40 shots a game(when playing a team thats placed ahead of us) and i would say my GAA is 4.--. i havent been playin bad either. last game i shutout the other team until the third, when my defensman hit the puck in with his own hand. we lost 4-0 that game:(. i'm gonna post how we do the rest of the games. i'll be venting, and celebrating a lot(not so much that) so bear with me:p

[croy33]

just found out we play a team with 8-3 record on monday. we are goin down:(

[Mr. Peterman]

Why were practices and games canceled?

Don't worry about stats. If anyone thinks you're the problem, SMACK 'EM.

[croy33]

aha. good question though.

out of the two rinks we have, our local travel team needs practice. so they use all the ice time, every day, every week??? i dont really understand why they'd do that.

and i just hooked a job at a local out door rink, i'll be playing there everyday after school, and all during my 2 week christmas break:D

[croy33]

well, the local rink wont be opening today, meaning no hockey! if i dont get on tommorow, it will be 3 whole weeks with out ice time

[hroark2112]

All that time you wasted...you could have been studying!!

:p

[radicals goalie 35]

wow i can't imagion being off the ice for so long, i hope you get a practice in before a game. i'm not comfortable not playing for more then 3 days! Good luck in your game!

[croy33]

well, i got sick today. horrible headaches, and throwing up a few times. ill be practicing tomorrow, which is the same day as our game! lordy! then i have another 2 weeks off for christmas break. but over this break, i will be playing hockey every morning at 10, unless we get weather like this week again. it rained today, and it snowed yesterday. tomorrow will be sunny and cold. should be good, if im not sick though:(

[croy33]

thought i might just talk about my last couple of games. i had a shutout in my most recent game. i faced 7 shots, two breakaways, one of them was hard to stop. i took one off the knee, that hurt. and the game before that, everybody told me that i played amazing. i had random parents telling me i was great. i held a shutout until the thrid, facing at LEAST 30 shots. the first goal went off of my defensmans hand and through me 5 hole. we ended up losing 4-0. there was one game, i let up 11 goals on maybe 50 shots. out of those shots, 10 one timers, 4 3-0s. 6 2-0. 8 2-1s, shortly resolving to 2-1. several 3-1s. and a lot of 1-0s. in one of the first games, i played amazing against the best team in the league roughly. you long island guys might know them. saint anthonys friars. tomorrow that rink will be open though. so ill be practicing finally. and im gonna talks to my coach about getting refunded money. that no practice thing is retarded.

[croy33]

todays the big day! first game in a long three week break. we'll see how i do!

[croy33]

not goin to the game today. sick as hell. i got home from work early, although i got a nice skate in and really was able to work on my skills, and i just pucked my brains out! i couldnt scope out left from right. i begged my parents to let me go, as my friends had begged me to go as well. i coulda played, if at least not for a period and a half. my life sucks........

[croy33]

well, the backup goalie did better than i expected without me there. we lost 17-2!

uhhhhh

[croy33]

well, i just got back from work, and i was asked to play goal in the adults pick up game on friday. i egearly said yes!!


Merry Christmas!

[Shemp]

Pft, 30 shots is nothing. Wait till you get older and start playing beer leagues where 50 shots a game is the norm:p

[croy33]

50 shots a game is my norm aha

[hroark2112]

50 shots a game is my norm aha

and every shot is 114 MPH...

[Oil Machine]

and every shot is 114 MPH...

And they all shoot like sheldon souray :)

[croy33]

and every shot is 114 MPH...

aha of course. and all the kids are in there mid twenties and canadien, but were taken into the league to build a bunch of powerhouse teams

[Shemp]

and every shot is 114 MPH...


With flames coming off the back of the puck......

[croy33]

well i just got home from the rink. the pick up hockey was fun, and there were some good guys. an ex-ahl'er, and some serious beer leaguers. it was a good work out!

[croy33]

well, im back from vermont, first ice time, and i was rusty! one week can mess me up! i'll be playing 7days a week from now until the end of winter. instead of getting paid, the hockey and skate sharpenings for me will all be free. i'm doing that because it cost 20+ dollars to play and that would add up everydday! my first game in about almost 2 months, is on saturday!!!

[croy33]

im starting to play 7 days a week now. and its tiring. this will be day three today. game saturday, so, i'll be very ready, and i should do very good!!!! lets hope!

[croy33]

game tomorrow night, and im ready and pumped! i cannot wait. its been over a month since i've seen that team.

[croy33]

my team is horrible. it was me against the other team last game. countless 2-1, 2-0, 1-0 3-1 and 3-0's alllll night. i got taken out in the middle of the second, because the coach could see how pissed off i was, and the other kid let 14 in, in the same time that i let in 6. we are terrible:(:(

[croy33]

game tomorrow night, lets see how we do. i think i might have a wee bit of a concussion. i have a small headache, and a slightly dented cage :(:D

[KingOfTheCrease]

Whoa, I thought you were like 40...But I'm older than you...And about 6" taller....That's insane

[croy33]

is that a compliment?:p

[croy33]

we won!!!! 9-2. we both let in one. only he faced 1 shot which was horrible! but our team looked like a team! im gonna try out for the suffolk selects once the tryouts come around.

[KingOfTheCrease]

Suffolk PAL?

Isn't selects like a split season junior or somethin

[croy33]

suffolk selects is a tournament team for suffolk county, in which the players are taken out of the high school leagues. its a spring team.

[handleyj]

croy there is such thing as burn out. Not saying this will happen to you but playing everyday will constantly wear at the muscles and not allow sufficient time to recover. If you start to feel tired or notice your play dropping I would recommend toning down the quantity of starts to about 3 for one week and then hop back on the 6-7 regime.

With that being said make sure you have a proper cool down after all the games and practices to make recovery time faster.

[snlsmith]

If you start to feel tired or notice your play dropping I would recommend toning down the quantity of starts to about 3 for one week and then hop back on the 6-7 regime.

Your body needs more time off than that for recovery. After working out 6 days a week (and just one 1 hour period a day) for 4-5 months, my doctor had me take a whole month off with NO exercise.

[handleyj]

Your body needs more time off than that for recovery. After working out 6 days a week (and just one 1 hour period a day) for 4-5 months, my doctor had me take a whole month off with NO exercise.

Ok go with snl, I was just giving the general idea of rest but it seems like snlsmith has some advice given to him from a doctor.

[croy33]

thank you and i will keep that in mind definetly. aaannnnddddd on another note, WE WON!!!! 2 GAME WIN STREAK FOR THE HORRIBLE TEAM!!! we won 6-2, i let two in and played all game. one was on a weird deflection. and the other was just a very nice play that barely went in through a small hole inbetween my skate and the post. i made a breakaway saved and faced a number of shots.

[croy33]

the boys were crushed today. slapper, dead in the center of my cup, and since my pants are too small and push it up out of position, it only slighty cushoined the force of me getting hit by my own cup, right on the nut. that was 4:15-4:20, still sore, and a little swollen now. at 10:00

[croy33]

two day break and back on today, felt great. my glove hand was working crazy good

[croy33]

well i just tryed out for the suffolk selects, and its been a while since i've updated this! not gonna explain my season, but right now, im trying out for the selects, and tomorrow night i will see if i made it!

[croy33]

its all frickin' politics. the f***in worst goalie at the tryouts made the team! god damn

[Punisher]

its all frickin' politics. the f***in worst goalie at the tryouts made the team! god damn

So you made the team then? ;)

pun.

[lzebrowski]

its all frickin' politics. the f***in worst goalie at the tryouts made the team! god damn


Well Croy my sympathies, unfortunately you’ve run into the fund raising tactics of the L.I. Gulls/Applecore/Suffolk PAL. My advice is to get used to it, politics get worse as you get older and move on into daily life…..


Suffolk PAL?

Isn't selects like a split season junior or somethin
You nailed it...

http://www.suffolkselectshockey.com/index.php?page=about