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I’m not sure what other people are getting, but I presume it’s the same thing.
Teams are selling tickets. Every 50 tickets they sell they get an hour of ice time for their team. So I’m selling for the peewees. Not very successfully so far.
I guess the important thing is, people should buy them from someone selling them for a team. If people turn up and buy them on the night, the club/players won’t get any benefit, the rink will get it all. If you buy from a player selling them for ice time, club players get benefit.
A grade tomorrow night.
First up, Bullfrogs take on John McGlashan. This is do or die for Bullfrogs, if they can’t win this, they won’t be in with a chance in the final. If John McGlashan win, they’ll almost certainly be playing Phantoms in the final. Last time the two teams met Bullfrogs were chronically short-handed, and it was a good close game, with a late goal to Johnnies taking it 3-2. Bullfrogs will be looking for revenge, and if they’ve got a fuller bench, should be in with a good chance. My pick: Frogs to take it 4-2.
Secondly, Phantoms take on Sharks. This was another close game last time, with Sharks just going down 2-3. Sharks need to win if they’re to have any chance of making the final, if Phantoms win then their top spot is guaranteed. My pick? I’m going for a draw actually. Excuse me while I step further out on this limb.
Er, Stampede this weekend. Yeah, come buy some tickets.
The other thing to improve your google ranking, is to get linked to. People with personal pages, shops, other clubs etc. Google is primarily driven by linkage algorithms.
"Azzy77":3hvpy3pk wrote:Are you calling me a hamster???
[/quote:3hvpy3pk]Actually in this instance the wee hamster is me. We had ‘the replacements’ in the box on Sunday night, and they generally did a good job (they couldn’t figure out how to wipe penalties off the scoreboard however, but we coped). But there’s no numbers next to names in the scoresheets, so I’ll copy numbers across from previous games so that the player numbers next to penalties and goals actually have meaning.
Though the idea of putting goalies in a wheel and making them do some work for once… <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink.gif" alt="
” title=”Wink” />If I remember I’ll hit him up about it tonight if he’s there.
My son’s lining himself up to be a goalie, but he needs a lot of practice, so I realised last night that this would be ideal for me to fire pucks at him for a time in his rollerblades.
"Ryan":ats60ue0 wrote:I also have a great photo of Jane from after we got back, but I’ve been banned from posting that one on the net <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/sad.gif" alt="
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[/quote:ats60ue0]Just email it to me. I’m good at distribution.
"Kyle":3qzj2nfx wrote:Bears take on Johnnies. My pick: Johnnies to take it 3-1.
[/quote:3qzj2nfx]Ooh, a big pileup. Bears let 30 shots on their goalie, and that’s hardly fair. She stops a bunch, but still, 11-2 to Johnnies. Johnnies passed it around really well and played well as a team, Bears were never going to stand up to that.
"Kyle":3qzj2nfx wrote:Kings and Beasts. My pick: I think it’ll be close, and we might be looking at over time, but I think either way, Kings will take it out 4-3.
[/quote:3qzj2nfx]Well it was close, but 5-3 to Beasts in the end, taking it out as B grade champions for Autumn 2007. Beasts got better as this game went on, Sedgwick, Mitchell, Honore were causing a bunch of problems for Kings, and although those three all got goals, their base was two nets by Baker and Dorset. Kings died on the breakaway, they gave the puck up in the neutral zone too much and left Beasts forwards with easy runs to the goalie. Kings goalie did well, but faced 23 shots, so that’s hard work for anyone. Kings did fairly well on attack – 3 goals from 10 shots, but spent too much time in the box in the last period to be able to drag it back.
No trophy for the winners, because there was no one there with a key to the room. Ah, whoops. We’ll give it to you some other time and you can all have your photos taken and whatnot.
That’s B grade over for Autumn 2007, cheers to all the teams and players and officials and volunteers etc.
Just some footnotes on stats and how the teams went. Ryan calls Jaimee Wood as his team’s player of the tournament. I concur, she’s a good goalie, not out of place in any of the other teams, but she’s had plenty of spirit behind her team who haven’t been top notch defensively. She’s faced almost twice as many shots as any other team’s goalie (or sets of goalies), and her save percentage is pretty good – second in the competition. Midgets will be looking forward to having her next year, as will a few more senior teams as well! Devin Williams for Kings is also an improving goalie, he had the top save percentage in the grade, and if he keeps that up might be making the step up to A grade, where shortage of goalies is a real problem.
Top goal scorer is Harrison King, and rightly so he’s playing A grade now and might be too good for his high school team in the B grade next DIHL. Top point scorer I think is James Brinsdon, with a whopping 7 points in the final game – 11 points I think he finished up with. Kings stats really stand out as having a lot of individual play. 31 goals, only two assists! That’s fine if you’ve got the players who can do it, but eventually you’re going to come up against teams who will shut that stuff down, and then a bit of passing is going to help. On that note, Johnnies played a really good team game tonight – 7 assists on 11 goals, and they’ve gotten better at that throughout the competition.
I played for Bears three times during the competition. It’s really hard to organise a competition where three teams are pre-formed and entered, and everyone who enters as an individual gets lumped into the other team. Bears caught the result of that, and just were never quite good enough. They were always a pleasure to play with and to have out there however. They racked up a grand total of four penalty minutes in seven games, including David Patchett who got plenty of respect from his kids when he got called for tripping tonight. They supported each other wonderfully and good on them for giving their all.
Johnnies fell from the high of being champions in 2006. They’re also losing their manager John Bradfield, who won’t be with the school in a few months. John’s been an enthusiastic promoter of ice hockey at John McGlashan, and we only hope that the school finds someone to fill his shoes and keep pushing the sport up on the hill. They just got better as a team as the tournament went on – some of their passing tonight was top-notch – and will take that momentum into the high schools tournament.
Kings had a good tournament, only two losses, and will be disappointed to lose the final. They’ll also take that momentum into the high school tournament, and they’ll be looking to play in the final of that – there’s a bunch of good players in their team who are all getting a lot of benefit from the DIHA coaching structure.
Beasts have stepped up as beaten finalists last DIHL, to take the absent trophy tonight. They had a good game, plenty of enthusiasm from the bench, and support each other fanatically. They’ll be very happy tonight. Beasts are turning into a bit of an ice hockey entity – they’re playing southern region now as well, and I’m sure they’ll be back next DIHL for more. They do face some decisions, as they want to stick together as a team, but as individual players get better, they, and the team gets too good for the grade. They’re going to have to think about how to deal with that for the future.
This is my last DIHL as organiser. The call is out there to find another person, or people who want to devote their time to organising the local hockey competition – either one grade, or the whole thing. Anyone who is interested can contact me. The show goes on after all.
So long and thanks for all the fish…
Kyle (3 goals, no assists, DIHL B Grade Autumn 2007)PS: The final stats will be up once we get the wee hamster running fast enough.
B Grade Finals
Yes that’s right, as the Senators knock over the Sabres and advance to the Stanley Cup finals, so our B graders advance to their own finals tonight.
Before the big game, we’ll have some pre-final entertainment as Bears take on Johnnies in the battle for third. The teams have met twice this season, the first a stirring draw, and the second a 6-1 hammering inflicted on the Bears last week. Bears will be looking to the first game, and trying not to think too much about the second tonight. Johnnies, have gone from champions to missing the final, and they’ll be looking to finish on a high with a good win. Key for Bears – same story all season – speed on the ice. There’s a bunch of good players out there, they just need to keep their legs moving and keep their pace up. If they can get into the zone and take good shots, the goals will come. Key for Johnnies – as has been the story for Johnnies all season, who they have standing between the posts – and I have no idea who this will be tonight. My pick: Johnnies to take it 3-1.
The big final however, I think is going to be tight. Kings and Beasts have shared the spoils this season with a win each, so it’s all going to be fired up tonight for a good game. Key for Beasts – they play well as a team, and it was a good team game that got them through last week with a narrow win. Working hard on special teams, moving the puck around, and putting on good shots. Williams should be standing in goal for Kings, so those wiffly shots from out at point aren’t doing any good, get in closer and fire it in hard. Key for Kings – some of these kids are showing real benefits from playing juniors and midgets this year, they’ve picked up a lot and for a few of them, this should be the last time they’re allowed in the B grade – they’ll be A graders next DIHL. That individual talent could see them through, but if they tie that with good team play, I think they’ll have it over the Beasts.
My pick: I think it’ll be close, and we might be looking at over time, but I think either way, Kings will take it out 4-3.
Presentation at the end of the game, Stampede-Canterbury tickets on sale from me… and other people. Pretty much anyone who owns a peewee kid is hocking them off. $10. Next weekend. Stampede’s first game of the season. Friday _and_ Saturday. Bring it on.
