OMG, we owned them for the entire first period. The Boulder Bison were stuck in their own zone, scrambling for survival, icing pucks, only to give up two goals. At the end of the first period the score was a comfy 2-0 in favor of coach Brian George’s Bantams. What the heck happened in the second period?! Boulder Bantam goes on a 3-0 streak. Blue gives up three unanswered goals? What was different?
Face-offs? :: We gave away every face-off in the second and third periods. Penalties? :: We racked up thirty minutes of penalties to Boulders six.
Passing? :: What, me pass?!
Several grievous errors kept us from getting back into the game throughout the third period. While we scored two more goals in the third Boulder was able to match us with two of their own. Our defense got beat on three occasions giving up those two Boulder goals in the offing. Our teams players went to their finger pointing game with four minutes left to play. The clock never stopped and coaches Brian and Flash couldn’t call a time out to setup a chance for the team to steal a win. That is something that will have to be coached for sure. Some player should have iced a puck or perhaps the goalie could have held on to one instead of sticking them back into play?
With five games left to play the future for this team is certainly in jeopardy. Typical of this time of year are players becoming more comfortable with their teammates and coaches to the point they don’t take the team or games seriously. It becomes more and more an individual effort. While this occurs in all levels of play it is certainly more pronounced at the rec level. The war cry becomes: “Hey, its only rec hockey?!”
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