As I mentioned last week, my hockey team advanced into the championship game for this session, which took place last night. The game started off pretty rough for my team. Our opponents were definitely out to win the game, while we couldn’t get any offense going. Eventually they put in a few goals in our net, and I believe they may have scored three or four before we put one in.

In the third period we were down 5-1. Finally, in the second half of the period we started playing at our full potential and put in a quick three goals. That took it to 5-4 with a couple of minutes left to play. At that point I really thought we had a chance to tie it up. If the game went to an overtime shootout, I felt like we could take it, as our goalie is the strongest in the league. Unfortunately we couldn’t get that last goal, and the other team actually scored an empty netter on us to take the game with a final score of 6-4.

I now have the next few weeks off, and when it’s time to get back on the ice I will be on a different team. A few of the guys that I’ve played with for years are getting our old team back together for the fall and winter. We are also recruiting some new players and even moving up a level and into the “C” division. I watched a semifinal game in this league last night and it is quite a bit faster than the current league, but I think with the right players we can totally compete. Time will tell, but this last season was a blast.