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September 24, 2005
Fall/Winter 05-6 : Game One Recap
We won 3:1!
My line-mate made 2 goals. Alas, I was not her official assist on either, although I set up a play that lead to one of the goals. I had two shots directly on net, and several more that were near-net but not quite. Oh, and I didn't have any penalty minutes (I have zero lifetime, but Husband would explain that I have committed many penalties but haven't gotten caught!) Our team had one penalty, and I played the penalty-kill.
Surprisingly, I wasn't as rusty as I had anticipated given my clumsiness at last weekend's conditioning/evaluation session. I felt more fluid than I had expected. My mood was terrific through all three periods of the game because my shifts were appropriately short and we had three sets of wings, so I got a little extra time on the bench.
Playing wing, especially with three sets, is so much more "balanced" than playing D with only two sets; or worse, with three D, alternating double-shifts (and yet always having one's partner decide to switch up 20 seconds after you've arrived on the bench after a double-shift!) For years, I played mostly D because I can skate backwards well and because, frankly, nobody else wanted to play D. But the last time I played (two years ago), the coach switched me to wing and I had more success there.
I am impressed thus far with my new coach. I told her I could play any position, yet she didn't stick me at D because she rationalized that I needed the extra "get into shape" time and the more spread out playing versus benching time that being a wing would allow me. She doled out both praise and criticism. She made helpful suggestions and yelled loudly, and then winked and told us when we had made her proud. I anticipate that she will be able to give me good advice to improve.
STATS:
Goals : 0
Assists : 0
+/- : +2
Posted by karianna at September 24, 2005 06:18 PM