I wrapped up my first season in the Seattle Women's Hockey Club with a tournament in Victoria, BC over the first weekend in April. All three teams made it to the tourney: 222's, Mother Puckers (yes, for real), and the Ice Monkeys (my team...don't ask me wtf it means :-) ). Danielle and I left Seattle on Friday at 3:00 anticipating a long, slow, crawl to the border. However, we were pleasantly surprised to find it smooth going and made it to the ferry in Tsawwassen in just over 2.5 hours! I think that was a record for me. And, to top it off, the sun was out and the views were incredible. Was this a good omen and a start of great things to come? Ha!We had our first game Saturday morning at 9:30 and not too many people were hungover (LOL). I wasn't feeling too bad considering I had a couple of Bree's special concoctions (Cpt Morgan & Cranberry) and the stomach flu or food poisoning earlier in the week. (Sigh...just suck it up, Buttercup.) Well, the other team skated circles around us and I think the final score was 7-0? Our next game was at 3:30 and so Sung and I headed out to Ferris' Grill and Oyster Bar for some lunch. Really good food and what made it so special were all the pictures of pugs on the walls. Every year they host a big ole pug party so stay tuned for Daisy all decked out for the big event.
OK, so I digress. Meanwhile, back at the rink....at 3:30, the second game wasn't much different from the first. The other team gave us a good thumping but we were happy that we were more aggressive than in the morning (helps to have eaten and time to shake out the cobwebs from the night before). The teams, all from different parts of Vancouver Island, were definitely better skilled and faster (and, younger....LOL). The 3:30 game should've been my last game for the day, but it turned out that the 222's
lost one of their people on defense to an injury so they were down to 9 and they had a game at 6:30. So, four of us from the Ice Monkeys sub'ed and I actually played Wing instead of D. This is the funny part - our line was made up of: Buttercup, Darling, and Choi. Haha...the Powerpuff Line! Well, Powerpuff line scored....I scored a scrappy goal in front of the net. We ended up losing 5-3, I think, but we won the second period (sportsmanship rules....# of goals - penalties = point for the team) with my goal and it was one of the closer games for any of the SWHC teams.
Our last game was Sunday morning and after 3 pretty physical games on Saturday, (my shoulders and back were sore from all the work I had to do in front of the net) too much alcohol, and not enough sleep, well, it was time to dig down deep. We lost but managed a goal and it wasn't a 'gimme!' All in all, it was a good time...always something new to learn and everyone skated hard. I had fun skating with the SWHC because of the coaching and the weekly practices. Now, I've got a few weeks off before I start up with a co-ed league. The SWHC doesn't have a summer season and the Friday night league moves to Monday night but I think I want to check out another league and will skate just 1/2 of the season given all the fun outdoor things I hope to do once it gets warm and, hopefully, some guiding work that comes our way. Thanks to Steve and Skip for devoting their time and energy to our club and for all their superb coaching and great feedback. And, thanks to the ladies and their husbands/partners/boyfriends for the ongoing entertainment over the weekend (and season). My stomach still hurts from all the laughing. Oh, and....GO SHARKS!!
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