New Season: Sprawl's Sprawly sprawl fest of 07 - 08 [Archive] - Goalielife

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Well. As we all saw. My 06 -07 season ended in injury. This summer's team ended in winlessness

But This Winter shall be different!

During the summer i subbed for a team 3 times. Random games when they needed it. Performed decently (1 - 2 with a GAA of 2.3. The season ended for them with their regular goalie losing 10 -2 and 13- 1. So i get a phone call asking if i'd be their regular goalie for the upcomming season. All my fee's paid in full. Playing behind this team I figured we stood a good chance at actually winning some games and i could break my losing streak from my summer team.

I walk into the changeroom. more than half the guys are different. I get the "who's this guy? he's not our goalie!"
"hope he can stop pucks"

I felt welcome http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif

Stepped onto the ice. STretch and game begins. Bam Bam Bam. No defence. the game stays in our end the entire first period. 1 - 0. i estimate the shots are around 15 - 2 at this point.

2nd period. Bam Bam Bam. we pickup the pace a little. They pocket a cheap chop goal against the other goalie but i'm still bombarded. 2- 1 at the end of the 2nd.

3rd period. I'm tired. i've sweat buckets. I've stopped already about 25 shots. lasted till 4 minute mark when they pocketed 3 more fast goals. All one timers or tick tac toe plays on odd man rushes.

we lost 5 - 1. shot clock around 35 - 15. I felt horrible (but i went to play a 2nd game for a 2nd team who needed a sub).

But my email was filled the next morning with "congrats" and "sorry we let you down".

I had solidified myself as starter for the BT Barristers. Beer League D team.

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Game 2.... The saga continues....

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.......

ok, well a couple weeks ago and at my regular ice.

game 2 was completely different. was like night and day. We dominated. Skated brilliantly. Saves came easily and i was square on everything.

was fairly unenventfull evening. we wont 4 - 3.

faced only about 25 shots and the rebounds went where i expected.

My losing streak was finally over

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Game 3....

Not so good. Again. Was a repeat of game 1. the team just wasn't in it! I was bombarded by shots and our shooting was dry. shots were 30 - 15ish.

we lost 5 - 1. Not a good performance on my part as i felt i shoulda had a couple of them. Overal i was making some ridiculous saves. Was out of position diving around a lot.

I was tired. it was 11pm. I had just came from playing a shinny game at 9. probably not the best move.

Wasn't much of a game. Surprisingly. Midway trhough one of the periods, I got clocked really hard in the head. skater came in, and my dman tripped over his own feet. took down the rushing forward with the puck and they both came barrelling into me. I almost avoided it all and made the save, But one of their sticks cought me in the throat.

Thankfully it didn't hurt my throat, but somehow dragged me down backwards and a slammed my head off the ice.

play stopped for a few minutes. I got my bearings and than i said it was ok to continue.. played the next 10 or so minutes making every save. Game was over. was headache and worried. Went home. warned my bro to keep an eye on me lol

But woke up. Head felt great. No concussion or symptoms. played since and felt great.

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Didn't play last week as i had leaf tickets. They won 4 - 3 in what's been described as "one hell of a game" that will have "stories to tell you!" about.

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Played last night. 6:15pm game. I hate early like that. means i come from work. Tired and cranky.

Here's a tip. Full throttle..> SUCKS> didn't give me any energy boost. but just kept me awake Till 3am

game wasn't extremely fast paced. But we were outplayed all the way. OUr guys aren't bad, But they're just not great. Definately 'D' level players, but low end D. fun to play with. Their Defence tries and thankfully can clear the puck well. However they don't know how to do much with the puck. Most of our scoring chances go wide of the net or are passes that aren't completed. the other team got some lucky bounces.

Period 1: Saved a bunch. Got scored on once. Weak goal. Guy wound up from the blue line and slapped it and it went a foot wide to my left. Smacked off the boards behind me and had enough force to bounce straight back in front of the net to a player about 4ft away from me in the slot. I didnt get the angle and he scored

Period 2:
Second goal - Guy walked in on my left far left, went around my d-man and came in alone sweeping accross the net. Put it 5-hole. Bounced off my thigh, pad, then squeeked over the line.
Third Goal - One timer. Pass came from the left to a guy standing about 3ft out of the crease on the far right. shot went to the far left of the net and i got my skate blade on it and kicked it in instead of wide with my leg extension

Third Period:
No scoring. Short handed 3 times. but didnt get scored on.

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Interesting game tonight.

First period:
was back and forth. however, First shot on me was a breakaway. Beat me 5 hole. I felt great. 0.00 sv% WOOHOOO

however held it there for the rest of the period. no more goals. OUr team played ok. scrambled around in the other zone. we had about 3 shots all period.

2nd period:
same as the first. no goals though. I faced about 10, we had another 2 or 3.

3rd period:
went down early. potted the 2nd goal on me through a huge screen. Didnt see it till it was in and bouncing out. 3rd goal was a big tip. Shot from the left point to a guy standing on the right side of my crease..
We had another 2 or 3 shots. But we held the puck a lot just playing with it. Finalaly with 2 min left I screamed for a timeout.
skated over to the bench and started "coaching" for the period of it. try this, try that. SHOT SHOOT SHOOT!@!!!!. finally just said at 40 seconds. I'm running to the bench get a guy out.

Sure neough, we scored 2 goals in the next minute bringing us to 3 - 2. 40 seconds came i bolted for the bench. and with 10 seconds left scored to make it 3- -3. OVERTIME BABY!!!!!

ref was about to start the period. we're lined up... "PENALTY!, 2 minutes for obstruction..."... sAY WHAT?!?!?! we got a penalty somehow between periods. so we started the OT on the PK 4 on 3.

40 seconds in. Collapsing in on me, I make the save in my chest, and before the rebound hits the ice, I barrelled over by 2 guys. flat on my back off to the side, the puck is loose and put in. I can't move cause i've got 2 guys on me. Ref calls it a goal then tells me "your player steered him into you" and skates away.

4 - 3 loss in OT. frustrating as hell

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:25 PM

two week recap

im trying to forget last week ever happened. i wasn't in the mindset and i couldn't se the puck. They bounced everywhere. A few off me and in. and a few straight in with me watching. Lost 8 - 3. It was my worst showing in a couple seasons.

I guess i was in a really bad mood and told the team if they wish to find a better goalie they should. They told me to see how i felt after the next game

This week. What a **** whopper of a game. We were outmanned. outshot,, out skated and generally beaten into a pulp.

But i stood on my head!. Literrally and figuratively. I've readjusted some of my game to get out of the slump and it's working. I was phenomenal. Unfortunately, My team wasn't. They tried hard, but we were just out matched.

lost 1 - 0. Shots on goal against me, 32. Shots on goal by my team 9

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:25 PM

Finally won last week . 7 - 4... was a good game finally. not very exciting. but i made the key saves. the 4 goals against me were all by the same guy on the other team so i was a little dissapointed

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:25 PM

Been a bit since i updated... been hella busy.

Nov 20 - I was absent as i took my bro to the leaf game. My team won 6 - 4. They're really beginning to click. I was worried they'd wanna replace me http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

NOV 27 - Coming off Back to back wins, we were playing a brand new team added to the league. Don't know why they did that. Wasn't a bad game. Ended in 4 - 4 tie. Should have won it, but i let in a soft goal in the 3rd between my 5-hole that was shot directly at me from 10ft away. Made a few saves in overtime. But ended in a draw. Oh well.

Dec 4 - Not a terribly difficult game. Only faced 20 shots. They were good shots. 2 or 3 break aways. and quite a few one timers. But in the end I was proud of my performances. the two goals against I would like to say weren't my fault. First one was a hard angle to the left.
I came out to cut the angle. He fired it, Missed the net and hit the post. It bounced Straight out where it hit off the helmet of his own team mate and in over my shoulder. 2nd goal was complete interference as the player who scored was standing in my crease in the centre of the net. I tried sliding to get over and ran into him. he then was able to easily score on the far side as i coulldn't reach. The ref said "oh i never saw it".... FUN!

anyhow.. I'm a stat whore so i have to do it.

GAA = 3.83
SV % = .850
Goals Against = 46
Goals For = 37

Wins = 5
Losses = 5
Ties = 1
OT Loss = 1

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:25 PM

Dec 11th game... Dun Dun DUn

I went into this game feeling like i was dying. I think i had a fever. I was close to puking. my head was pounding. and i was dreading having agree'd to playing a pickup game at a different arena afterwards.

Game did NOT start off well. We're a D2 level team. So bottom of the barrel. The team that we played was C2. But their record was so poor (1 - 11) that they were being bumped down to D. So we figured we were in for a tough game at least.

First period did not start off well. within the first 5 minutes, i was counting shots for some obscure reason. i had 7 already before the first goal went in.
Couple more shots. 2nd goal in
Few more shots.... 3rd goal in.

Squeeked out the rest of the 5 minutes without getting scored on.. Suffice it to say. I stopped counting.

3 - 0 going into the 2nd. I dont know what happened between periods. switched sides. My teammates came over. gave me a pat on the back and said sorry. i said dont' worry, lets just have fun.

i was busy, But the team just changed. 2 goals for us near the end brought us up. I escaped the 2nd period without being scored on.

3 -2 going into the 3rd. our team definately started looking better. I was even FEELING GOOD!!!! like everything was gone. I was in the zone. Didnt even feel sick anymore! The period was back and forth. shots on both ends. I would say very exciting. I made some saves that Looking back on now, I dont think i could ever make again!

one that i have to share. I finally did a hasek roll!!!. i stacked the pads on the left, rebound came out (sorry http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif) and they passed right back to the right side, Instead of getting up. I rolled. I ended up stopping with my bcak on the ice, my legs up in the air against the far post from where i started. The puck hit the pads, and then fell onto my stomach. No rebound http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

We scored. They didn't. We went to overtime.

they started overtime very aggressive. had a fleury of shots. We then suffered a penalty. On the short handed, the puck came back to my zone, I got it, passed it to this one winger who's good. he skated end to end and scored.

we won 4 - 3.

GAA is now 3.77
SV % is still .850

and our team has now gone 5 straight games without a loss. We're 6 - 5 - 1 - 1

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:25 PM

early game last night. 7:30. i hate these as i don't get my naps in.

yes. I nap. Napping is important.

so ii went over straight from work and was beat tired.

game wasn't overly difficult. Made a bunch of breakaway saves. And a lot of knee drive svaes that they thought they had me on.

it feels good when you make a bunch of saves and the guys shooting at you come over and pats your shoulders telling you amazing job. last i checked, the opposing team is supposed to trash talk you http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

well, we did end up losing 3 - 1 in the end. We were out shot and we played a scramble game. any possession we had was just pure scrambling and we mustered maybe 12 - 15 shots. The other team was a little more picky with their shots but missed the net a lot. probably gave me about 20 direct shots.

1st goal was a wrap around play and as the player came out from behind the goal line, my D-man kicked it right into the net before i was completely set.

2nd goal in the 3rd was a passout from about 3 feet to my right behind the net. Right to the man in the slot who one timed it without hesitation. JUST couldn't get over fast enough as i had been hugging the post and it beat me over the glove http://www.goalieboard.com/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif

3rd goal was empty netter. as even with 6 guys on the ice all we could manage was a bunch of scrambling.

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:26 PM

Stats are finally up.

And i'm a giant **** stat whore.

GAA = 3.52
SAVE % = .852

stats are definately improving greatly. Even while we're losing though.

i'm 2nd in our division for GAA from starters (goalies whove played at least 1/2 the season). there are a 4 goalies better than us with <3 GAA, but non have played more than 4 games (rentals perhaps?).

so i am very pleased with my performance of late.

i dont want to sound like an asshole, but i dont believe it's me when we lose games 1 - 0, or 3- 0.

Sprawl

01-18-2008, 03:29 PM

tuesdays game (Jan 15th).

Tied 4- 4. Was a busy Busy game. We were playing first place team in D2 (our league). and the game started off bad for me.

I went into the game with a fever and sick with a cold. it was a 6:15 game so it was early and i just got there from work with enough time to dress and get on for a quick warmup.

went down early 2 -0. was pretty busy. The busier ti got, the better i started to feel. we tied it back up in the first 2 -2

went down another 1 in the 2nd while being bombarded. then another one in the 3rd period to go down 4 - 2.

our team played scramble hockey and just fought. Probably faced a dozen shots in the last 5 minutes, but we managed to tie the game with 20 seconds left.

Overtime of 3 on 3 hockey (ref was drunk i think) saw the game in my zone the entire time. I dove, dived, and sprawled my way past another 13 shots in 5 minutes to end the game in a tie.

was a good point. after the game when the buzzer went, the other team came over to me and started giving me pats on the head at the same time as my own team. I didnt think i played THAT great

Sprawl

01-30-2008, 11:40 AM

After a week off the team was rusty. it was apparently. we played a team we've beat twice and we got schooled.

lost 5 - 3. I let in goals I should have had.

1st Goal. 1st Period. Man picks up the puck behind the net, Throws it out front. Hits my D-mans skate just in front of the crease where he was standing alone and redirects in.

2nd goal, 2nd Period. 1 guy Dekes through 3 of my players at the blue line. I overcompensated and dropped too early. Easy break away goal.

3rd Goal, 3rd Period. D on the right Tosses the puck with a saucer to the left boards. The left D tried to bat it down. Knocks it behind him where the two attacking playeres had full steam. 2 on 0 break away. I got pwned.

4th Goal. both D follow the puck into the corner. the one attacker in the corner still managed to come away with it and passed it directly into the slot where the shooter wasn't pressured. I Telescoped out as far as i could and still managed to beet me top corner.

5th Goal. Penalty Shot. bad call. my Dman dived knocked the puck off him and then he skated over the stick and tripped. Ref called a penalty shot. Player started and the ref blew his whistle. According to CHA rulebook, Goalies can not leave their crease on Penalty shots untill the shooter is inside the attacking zone. I got beat solidly.

Sprawl

02-05-2008, 03:33 PM

Subbed For Rich in his league game last night for the "Crushers"

was a lot of fun. Ended up losing 3 - 2 in the end though

Shots recorded were 27 on me, and 18 on the other guy. I didnt feel like it was overly difficult of a game and shots were easier to read.

the goals against me annoyed me, But i don't think they were bad goals.

1st: Defenseman grabbed the loose puck behind my net and skated alongside the side of the crease and lost it about 1 foot out in front of me. he had 2 forwards attacking and they knocked it in off his give away

2nd: Breakaway for the other teams best forward. He was tripped from behind by a diving Defenseman, I stopped the puck just in front of my left pad, but my diving player clipped me on the way buy and spun my pads which knocked the puck in.

3rd: made a couple saves but couldn't control the rebound. uck went out to the hashmarks. Guy took a slapper and i hit me in the top of the mask, the puck rebounded behind the net where i lost sight of it. Offensive player picked it up and wrapped around the net as i finally cought sight of it. Made the first save with my reaching stick to the post, But was able to pocket the 2nd rebound.

Updated stats from my League:
GAA went up to 3.75
SV% at .850 exactly

last game hurt :(

I am still 3rd in the league for GAA and SV% but our team dropped 2 places in the standings. stat wise, my team's goals puts us in the bottom 1/2 of the league. we're having serious goal scoring problems

Sprawl

02-06-2008, 01:55 AM

Tonight was disgusting.

yes we were horribly outplayed and outshot. YES apparently the other team has 3 ex juniors on their team and decided to play D2 level hockey.

But what the ****. Seriously WTF!

Lit up 8 - 4. Worst feeling game i've had in a while and i've been feeling pretty ****ty lately.

First goal T'd up shot from the top of the circle. BAM. didn't even get a piece of it.

2nd goal: T'd up shot from the Faceoff dot to my right. BAM crossbar and in. Didn't even get a peice of it.

3rd goal: Short Handed Breakaway. Deked left, Deked right i stayed with him and he just roofed it within a foot of my chest. Never touched it

2nd period

4th goal. Fired from the blue line. BAM didn't even touch it again

5th Goal. 2 on 0 break away. they made me look like a baby. nothing but net

6th goal. .. **** i dont even remember this goal

3rd period

7th Goal. Puck passed from slot to a guy witing on the red line in by the corner. fired it at the net from maybe 1" in front of the line, I slid over... and i saw it dissapear UNDER my pad. which was on the ice.. and 2nds later. whistle blows... it was in.... HOW!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

8th Goal: T'd up, blasted from top fo the circle. went down. and it went UNDER my pad

in the end, player #16 had 4 goals, 1 assist
Player #97 had 5 assists
the rest of the points were spread around 2 or 3 others.

at that point I smashed my stick off the crossbar. I felt like a shattered man. Worst game i've had in a long time.

Hockey is really feeling like a drag lately

Frozendisc

02-10-2008, 10:15 PM

Sprawl

02-11-2008, 12:04 PM

Sprawlie......you need to get it under control, getting scored on is part of the equation, and getting pissed off about it only makes you get scored on more. The sooner you learn to look at the goal that was just scored in an analytical fashion, determine if you need to adjust how you played it, then FORGET IT.......Because the only way there isn't another one, is if you quit playing goal!

frozen,

I'm usuallyvery calm. My team mates often comment "wow, that was a game i'd have expected you to lose it!" when they let me down. And i always keep it cool

last week was just bad. I got way too emotional in the game and I am positive thats why i got beat so bad. I let my mind get away from me and i psyched myself out completely.

Frozendisc

02-11-2008, 02:37 PM

Why would your team expect you to lose it if you are always so cool and calm? Very contradicting I would say, but as long as you got it together, good for you!

Sprawl

02-11-2008, 03:06 PM

I'm still relatively new to the team. This is my first season with them.

guess their last goalie was a bit of a joke. GAA of nearly 8 and would frequently get angry.

so i guess when goals are scored on me that they caused they expect me to get angry... I never do. they keep tellin me how amazed i am that i keep my calm all the time

Frozendisc

02-11-2008, 03:19 PM

We all know that almost every goal scored is the fault of the guys skating out, never our fault......LOL

Sprawl

02-12-2008, 11:43 PM

lost 5 - 1

Sprawl

04-01-2008, 10:35 PM

it's been a while since i updated this because i lost the desire to track my fall.

the games didn't come easier and i went on a big slide.

I was deplorable in net and i couldn't find my way out of the funk. my 3.2 GAA slid to 4.3 in a few short games and after the 5-1 loss listed above, it continued

9-1 loss
7-4 loss

I took a game off which the team won 7-4

came back and lost 6 -2.

i was ready to pack it in. A quick 4 - 2 win in the last game of the season gave me a glimmer of hope

Season ended, the BT Barristers finished with a 8-13-2-1 record. However somehow due to league shuffles and our divisional record was 8-8 we wound up 4th / 8 places.

I had to go into the playoffs with a fresh mind. went back to do some clinics with Performance Goaltending and try and get back into the hockey mindset.

Playoffs were approaching And i was determined not to bow out..

Sprawl

04-01-2008, 10:43 PM

Play off time. And first round is a 2 game series. Total accumulative goals between the two games determines who wins, And who is eliminated.

The team we play, Creative Bags, While not a strong team, has had our number all season. beating us 3 - 2 and 7 - 4
Goal scoring has never been our teams strong point. Well, Shooting the puck isn't. we are normally out shot about 25 to 15 on our best nights.

First game was no different. It was a busy game. But it was a scary game.

We scored first for the first time this season on the first shot. They came back and scored 2nd off a goof up by me. Went to play the puck, caught a divet in the ice at the circle and cranked my leg hard. They scored on me as i fell sprawling in pain. sharp pain in my hamstring.

Me, being the moron i am continued to play... However despite pain, i was able to keep in it.

Being outshot horribly we kept in it, Scored one in the 2nd and another early in the 3rd. up 3 - 1, they came back and and skater pumped a hard shot past me in the upper corner of the net on a breakaway. not a bad goal, still a goal though.

1 minute left. We take a penalty. STupid penalty. Now, normal teams would realize, 30 seconds left in the game, Penalty Kill, And the other team pulls their goalie for a 6 on 4 attack. Smart play would be to constantly dump the puck as there are no icings, and try for that goal.
Nope, not my team. They tried carrying it out. the Defense men shift, Skater falls losing the puck at centre ice for a 2 - 0 rush.

Stoned them cold! 10 seconds left on the clock. We lose the face off and the other team drops to point, Fires the puck but knuckles it, Deflects off my team mates knee pad accross the other side, right onto the stick of the other player, I kick over just in time for the puck to hit the edgeof my pants, pop up.. and trickle over the line.

3 - 3 with 7 seconds on the clock.

Game ends 3 - 3 tie. Due to the cumulative nature of the playoff round the game is a draw and we go into game 2 all even.

It comes down to a one game Playoff...

Sprawl

04-01-2008, 10:52 PM

Game two opens tonight with a short bench. Only 8 players make it.

Do or die with 8 players.

I said to myself before this game, "I will make up for that Tying goal.
This is MY Game"

game started off as the last one ended. In our zone. Shot after shot, my team just didn't have the stamina to keep up with the other teams full bench

However, first period we managed to draw a penalty. We scored first with a screen goal.

Play came back to my end.

Never let up.

we never managed many shots and the play kept coming at me. I kept my composure and my cool.

after 2 periods that dreaded word kept popping into my head

"Is this finally going to be it, Am i going to finally get a shu...."

and every time I started singing something out loud.

Play didn't end. kept coming. Shots to the chest that hurt, pad saves, and a couple near goals off my own defense.

I sat begging to myself "don't get more shots, don't get more shots"

they pulled their goalie again.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

game over

1- 0

First shutout i've ever had, in my first league playoffs I've ever played.

beers all around in the locker room. This is the first time the BT Barristers in 5 seasons has ever won a playoff game, And ever made it past the first round.

I told myself I would win this game, And i did. For once, i did not choke, And i felt on cloud nine.

I dont know what next week holds for us. The other games in the playoffs have all had games with 10+ goals scored.

I'm determined to play with firey intensity and keep this streak going.

playoffs now have me at 1.5 GAA and about a .950 sv%.

it doesn't get much better

pointstreak.com - electronic gamesheet (http://ashl-york.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=682960)

Frozendisc

04-02-2008, 12:34 AM

Will beats Skill every time......

Martysgirl74

04-02-2008, 07:18 PM

Nicely done, Sprawlie! You get a cookie!

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x235/mg74/photochop/CaliforniaCookie.jpg

This seems to be the week for Shutouts. I'm gonna see what I can do about posting one of those for myself tonight.

Frozendisc

04-02-2008, 07:31 PM

Stay focused and give them hell MG.....luck to you!

Martysgirl74

04-02-2008, 08:41 PM

Focus? You'd be surprised....I'm as laid back before a game as Marty himself. I like to yak with teammates as I dress, listen to music, etc. I don't start to think about the game until my skate hits the ice. It's strange, but that's what works best for me. I never get nervous that way.

I am, however, going to try a couple of "brain gym" exercises tonight before I go out there to see if it has any effect. If it's a success, I'll share them with the board.