Muse back!
June 10, 2007 / Sunday
It's Good To Be Back (Hockey Edition)
I'm back! I arrived for my first Maroon 5 game since April to a chorus of "Who are you?"s. I'm that other captain who's never there, that's who I am! To my credit, I did bring a roster to today's game.
Aaron made magic pancakes for breakfast today. I brought some leftovers to the game and ate one just beforehand. I wasn't sure if it'd work, but it turns out they're just as effective out of a Ziploc as they are off the stove; I scored a goal! Thank you Aaron!
Anyway, the game started off poorly for us. We went down 0-3 early. Ellaine put one in to make it 1-3, but they answered immediately with a goal of their own and we entered the 2nd period down 1-4.
We opened the 2nd period on a power play. My opposing wing took the faceoff, and when the puck went back toward their zone I took off for it. I narrowly poked it away from one D (phew!), then the other (phew again!), headed for the net, and squeezed a slightly airborne backhand by their goalie. A backhand! I've been practicing those during warmups lately, but really, I'd have no backhand if it wasn't for Josepi, so thank you Josepi!
Leslie got us another goal in the 3rd period, making it 3-4. With about a minute left in the game, we pulled our goalie to try to tie it up. We spent the final half minute in their zone, swarming the net, keeping their goalie busy, but the buzzer sounded before we were able to put one through. Darn.
Final score: 3-4. Not bad, considering the speed, skill, and subs that this team brings to their games. Also not bad, considering how our season has gone thus far.
Next game is in two weeks. I sure hope I can make it. It's not like me to miss so many games.
June 10, 2007 09:13 PM | Maroon 5
Comments
You were a super star last night! and just to set the record straight....we only had one sub...we had a last minute bail out...so i got gina cuz she lives right around the corner and is good for last minute subs...you kicked ass. my team was like....holy crap look at viv....
Posted by: christy at June 11, 2007 09:03 AM
True dat, she is a an excellent last minute fill in, and just damned fun to play with. :)
Holy crap, that was a really magical pancake!
Well, that, and I didn't want to miss a month and a half and come back to play just a mediocre game. I kind of felt like I owed my team several games' worth of effort.
Plus, after watching you guys dominate last week I really didn't want that to happen to my team. I even made sure to rest my legs before the game, lol!
Posted by: Viv at June 11, 2007 09:24 AM