Dec 15, 2010 | phauck | 528 views
NOTHING BUT HEART
TO THE VICTORS COME THE SPOILS!! (REFS)
AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST OF THREE IN A ROW THE BOYS OF CUNEO ATOM LL. CAME TO PLAY AGAINST A TOUGH APPONENT WHICH THEY HAD PLAYED BEFORE. IT WAS THE ATOM LL TOURNEY THAT WALKERTON FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE STRENGTH FROM THE SOUTH BLYTH WHERE THE BOYS TOOK THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE B FINAL ON HOME ICE. AS COACHES WE NEW THE BOYS WERE IN FOR A DOG FIGHT BUT WHAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT WAS UPPER LEAGUE REFFING. THE GAME WAS NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR FOR THE FIRST 2 AND A HALF PERIODS. WITH A FIRST PERIOD GOAL FROM JAYDEN LOUTHER WALKING OFF THE SIDE BOARDS FROM A GOOD KEEP IN AT THE POINT FROM AUSTIN HOGG AND AN EVEN BETTER FORECHECK FROM BRETT THE PUCK WAS IN THE BACK OF THE NET THROUGH THE OLD WICKETTES. THE GAME WAS BACK AND FORTH FROM THERE ON IN TILL THE BLACK PIE DECIDED TO TAKE A TERRIBLE BOUNCE OFF THE DEFENCE AND SPRUNG A BLYTH PLAYER WHICH SENT AN EYE SEEKING CORNER SHOT AGAINTS AN AGGRESSIVE CHASE HAUCK WHO WAS NOTHING BUT FLAULESS TILL THAT MOMMENT. AS TIME TICKED ON THE GAME GREW MORE INTENSE AS ACTION PICKED UP. WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE OR SHOULD I SAY BLACK AND WHITE THE SNOW SQUAL CAME WITH A NON STOP PARRADE OF WHITE JERSEY'S HEADING TO THE BOX. WITH A TRAMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE MOMS IN THE STANDS WHICH COULD BE HEARD AT OUR SPONSORS STORE THEIR WAS NO PRVAIL, NOT ONLY WERE KIDS HEADING HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOARDS, IT SEAMED AS THOUGH EVERY TIME WALKERTON PUT PRESSURE ON THE ZEBRA'S DECIDED TO PUT IT BACK IN THE VISITORS FAVOUR. AS THE KIDS TRIED HARDER AND HARDER THEY SEEMED TO JUST KEEP GETTING NOCKED DOWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IF YOU HAVE GOTTEN LOST WE ARE NOW AT THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME WHERE OF COURSE THE FAITHFULL MEN IN CHARGE IN WHICH WE TRUST TO TEACH THE BOYS HOW TO PLAY WITHIN THE RULES HALVE PUT THE YOUNG MEN BEHIND AGAIN BUT THROUGH A DETERMINED EFFORT THE ATOMS CAME OUT UNSCAVED. NEXT COMES THE UNTHINKABLE? AS TIME WINDS DOWN TO UNDER A MINUTE AND A HALF THE GODS OF HOCKEY DECIDE TO FAVOUR OUR OPPONENT. AN UNLIKELY BOUNCE OFF THE SKATE OF A WELL POSITION DEFENCE MEN AT THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE ENDED UP RICHOCHETING INTO THE BACK OF THE NET. BUT THAT'S NOT THE WORST! WITH 1:21 OUR FATHFULL MEN IN BLACK AND WHITE DECIDED TO STICK IT WALKERTON AGAIN BY CALL A CURFEW RIGHT AFTER A GOAL WHICH WAS AFTER THE TIME ALOTTED HENCE PUTTING AN END TO ANY COACHING STRATEGY AND TALLENT TO BE USED.
NOW BEING A PARENT AND A LONG TIME HOCKEY FAN THESE ARE MY OPPINIONS AND MINE ALONE, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO CALL A CURFEW YOU CALL A CURFEW AT THE TIME AT WHICH IT IS OVER NOT AFTER THE ADVANTAGE OF ANOTHER TEAM, AND YOU DO NOT HIDE BEHIND SOMEONE ELSE AS THE ARENA STAFF TO SAY THEY MADE A DECISSION TO CALL A GAME BUT YOU CALL A GAME AT THE TIME ITS SUPPOSE TO BE DONE. ESPECIALLY IF AN OPPOSING TEAM HAS JUST TAKEN THE LEAD IN AN IMPORTANT 2 POINTS FOR THE DIVISION.
SIGNED SINCEARLEY PHILIP MACDONALD.