Grizzlies Smoke Big Bear Rangers 6-1

Either we are playing better or they made us look good. Coaches Jim and Flash bring home new methods from NCYH coaching Seminar. Was it just us or did the guys look better spread out in general? We felt positions were being much better attended to. OK, so there were a few odd man rushes. We’ll talk about that next week.

Best game so far. We coaches would like to think it was our new plan. You see, Coach Jim and I attended the NCYH Coaching Seminar in Greeley prior to this game where we were council by Coach Paul. Paul has been around the coaching block; served under notables such as Herb Brooks, Scotty Bowmen and others (If you don’t recognize those names just ask your kid). Paul suggested we get wingers more involved in the game by having them take face-offs in the offensive zone and allowing them to play down around the circles in the defensive zone. To adjust for this we moved our centers around. The end result (besides some confusion here and there) was more puck possession thereby increasing our chances for good things to happen. Considering we put in six goals from five different players with six assists in the offing may be evidence to conclude we are on to something. Either that or the other team just made us look good. Anyway one looks at it winning is still more fun than loosing.

Preston earns ‘Most Improved’ for this week. He spent some extra time at open skate last week working on his skating skills. He used those new skills to improve his game. Playing left wing he also won back a good percentage of face-offs, one leading to a goal for our guys. He should have earned an assist for that; what was up with those refs anyway?!

I honestly don’t think we earned or deserved those fourteen minutes of penalties. C’mon, Jonathan getting ‘Charging’ and ‘Roughing’?! Sweet little Jonathan?. No way. The penalty I hate the most and see over and over is when the opponent, in their effort to get to the puck, actually trips over the puck carrier; we get called for tripping. In my play book that is incidental contact. I must tell you I am a big fan of the refs but do exercise my freedom of speech from time to time.

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Dryland Training :: Dryland has been tentatively scheduled for November 9th at 4:30pm on the west lawn of the EPIC.