A new season of men’s league hockey has started, and things are already changing for the Monkees (that’s my team). In our last season, we didn’t win a single game. Our team is usually in the B division, but since there were less teams in the summer we had to play up in the A division. It wasn’t a pretty sight. Now in our new season, we’ve already ended our losing streak with a 7-3 win last night. We are playing in the C1 division since the rink decided not to have a B division this time either.

Although I probably should have done something between seasons, I could immediately tell that my ankle injury was becoming less of a problem. I didn’t even think about it until half way through the game when I could tell the muscles were getting a little tired. This is definitely a good thing, and it showed. I scored the first goal of the game, and later added an assist. Finally, I feel like I can make a regular contribution to our team! Follow along with our season at this website.

Kim and I attended the Rockies game on Saturday night. If you didn’t know, they were still in the hunt for a playoff spot. All they needed to do was win on Saturday and Sunday and hope that San Diego lost on both Saturday and Sunday. Shortly before the first pitch on Saturday, we heard that San Diego just lost, so things were going well so far. The Rockies took a commanding lead from the start of the game, and never looked back. The final score was 11-1. On Sunday, the Rockies won yet again, and San Diego lost again. With those results, the two teams are tied for the last spot, and will play tonight in Denver to decide who will be in. I’d think about heading down to the game if the Bengals weren’t playing tonight. Hopefully the Rockies win and we’ll be able to catch a little playoff baseball.