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High School State Tournament starts tonight.... Should be able to get a W and advance without question tonight....though nothing is written in stone, that is why they play the games.

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good luck. Got to post a few pictures of Micahs disaster in net. Ugly doesnt do it justice.

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Look forward to the pics, Mike.... Micah is a skater, having him with all that gear on, is like using a thoroughbred for a pack mule...

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Easy 6-2 victory that wasn't as close as the score.... Here are a couple photos that I liked....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...Playoffs25.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...Playoffs50.jpg

Best part of the night, a player that had been out the entire season is back on the ice.... He is an AMAZING player and though there has been talk of him coming back, I didn't expect it. He played amazing....had 3-4 points and was our best player. He is going to be a difference maker....

This is the middle of a move that left the goalie on his backside...

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...Playoffs20.jpg

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Must be something about players that use 88 as their number!

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So the below post is from 01/12/12 -

Second round of the playoffs tonight and we are playing this team again.... I am excited for the rematch. I am REALLY hoping to come report a victory on here around 11:00 PM.....:tu

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I prefer 8 but am leading towards 94 for ryan smyth.

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Go with 92....in a few years all the kids will be wearing it...;)

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I'm doing all I can to get my kid to switch from 88 to 18 in honor of James Neal. I'm getting nowhere.

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4-2 good guys!!!!

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Went on the road and took a solid 4-2 win over a previously undefeated team.... FINE JOB TONIGHT, BOYS!

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvS40.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvS41.jpg

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I hate this time of year. People talking about leaving, joining other teams, so much is in play. Today was the worst, we all got an email from the Head Coach, he got a new job and is moving out of state.

His long time assistant (and former co-coach) is taking over the team but this throws so much up in air that it's impossible to tell what kind of team we'll end up with.

I normally allow my kid to choose what teams, if any he tries out for, but I think this year I'm gonna insist that he attends a couple others. There is only one other AAA team in our area, about the same drive we make now, and I hate the thought of having to jump to another team

I'm gonna try and keep positive and hope things work out, but I can't help but feel betrayed a little by the coach. All we have heard for 3 years was how important it is to keep the boys together and then he bails on the entire team with a 1 month notice.

Not sure what to think of this yet, we just found out a couple hours ago. One other dad said his kid acts like someone died, he's never had another coach.

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Sorry to hear, Scott.... Hope things fall into place and it all works out how you'd like.

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Shiz like this scares the crap out of me
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...h.html?cmp=rss

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Scott it happens I am already seeing it.
Hell we are not coming back to the team hes on now. Couple of the kids have crap/ dangerous on ice behavior. They switched the coach on us mid year and I dont like his style at all. Worse the coaches kid is a huge dbag and the coach just looks away when his kid is punching or pushing at a teamate. Micah no longer wants to even attend practices do to the chaos. With 4 weeks to go and no more scheduled games for us we allowed him to decide. He said he just wants to play inhouse for the rest of the year and skip the clubs final 4 weeks. When the youngest kid on the team is trying to break things up there is a serious problem.

We are friends with the three people who will be coaching the premier team in yhe area next year so we will play there or just play inhouse next year. The coach really is the most important factor on chosing a team it appears

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Well, I haven't even pulled the pics off the camera...but OUCH. Playing as a sacrificial lamb in the Great Western Showcase as a U16 team(dumped all the older kids off the HS Select team and picked up some fill ins). Practiced once(LM couldn't be there due to HS Playoffs) and took a BEATING game one. I am not lying when I say I think we had 3 shots on goal. Have not taken a beating like that for a LONG time.

All that said, I thought the LM was the best D man on his team and quite possibly the standout of their team, though that is difficult to determine with the puck constantly in our own zone. He was physical and active. He wasn't perfect, sent a puck into the middle that was picked off and sent top corner....:td

Tomorrow we get to do it again.... We'll see what Wyoming or Montana have to offer....

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Yesterday was better, but we still lost. Today they finish pool play at 9:00 AM and then into the elimination round(which should be one game:o).

It is ice time....but this team, as constructed, isn't going to scare anyone.

Can see the LM is getting frustrated.... Really good first game, worse yesterday. Lack of focus, other than letting anyone close to him, know he is there.... I am hoping that a good nights rest will get him straight.

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Massacre....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/GWS1.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/GWS2.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/GWS3.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/GWS4.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/GWS5.jpg

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Round 3 of the playoffs tonight. Playing a one loss team that is really good. We beat them in the preseason, but that doesn't mean a lot now. Did not play in the regular season.


The Little One had her first individual power skating lesson yesterday. Amazing what can be done in 30 minutes. Going to do these weekly for 10 weeks or the Little One decides she doesn't want to go, then reevaluate.

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Quite possibly our number 1 player is out again....UGH. 2 games and someone ^#&%@#$ enough and he is a no go for the rest of the playoffs, including tonight.

No worries, good guys win!

Out C scores his second to tie the game and gives the crowd a hello...
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvB20.jpg

Let's find a winning goalie to hug!
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvB49.jpg

Thanks for coming out!
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At this point, can finish no lower than 4th.... One more win, puts them in the State Championship Game.

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Playing tonight at 9:00 for a slot in the State Championship Game. The team we are playing is undefeated and beat us 5-3 January 30th. GO SPARTANS!

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Kick in the jimmy tonight... Lost to a team we beat twice this year. A win would have had us in the State Championship Game & into Nationals, win or lose that game.... But we went down 4-3....I'm sick.....can't enen imagien playing without these guys.....ugg..... We're done...

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Sucks man. Sorry to hear.
Got a discount code to TH. Going to use then will post it and see if you guys can usr it.
Ordering a ez goal for the boy and a ton of odds and ends.

Made a huge homade skill / shooting pad for 30.00. Works really well.

Sad this season is ending and already preping him for next year. Looking at summer clinics

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Thanks, I'm still bummed.... I hate to see the team lose their last one.... It is also tough to see kids leave the ice for the last time with their HS team....

The night started right, Abby sending the team out, like she always does... This is the Head Coach getting his send out.... Oh how she loves this team...

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/PvB1.jpg


Though we never had a lead, we tied it up twice....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/PvB5.jpg

This is the worst part of a season, losing seniors...

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvB15.jpg

Our C....and such a GREAT KID....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/PvB16.jpg

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Yea, post after you use.... I just ordered skates for the LO, I hope they work out... Her Supreme's work great(she has grown out of them), but she wants Vapors(100% looks).... So I am hoping that going from the D to EE will come close to being the same volume.....

IW has free shipping, so I guess I can just send them back... But she'll say they are fine until she has to skate in them for 1.5 hours....

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Nice win today.... Don't know if I like her celebration or the look on her coaches faces during her celebration better....:r

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...21/Goal1-1.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...JB21/Goal2.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...B21/Hockey.jpg


One more game to go this regular season and then a break for a bit before 3 - 3....

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Our boys are having their last games of the season this weekend. The Taylor Metcalf Tournament at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. The first night we were only there a few minutes and the tornado sirens were going off, everyone in the arena had to go to the shelter areas.

Luckily Oxford was spared but tornadoes hit all around the area. We already planned our last team dinner for tonight, not knowing what tomorrow would be like (Sunday), but our boys pulled out a win against a great team, the Green Bay Gamblers. They are through to the semi's tomorrow morn and are guaranteed a consolation game as well, so its a good weekend no matter what as far as ice time goes!

Our team mom put together a couple gifts for the departing coach, and I got some crappy cell phone pics. One is a team jersey framed for him, and another is team photo autographed by the boys. They also put together a book for him with pics of each boy and a personal note from each.

Here are the pics:

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/4...0303165652.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5...0303165727.jpg

It still sucks we're losing him, but now that we know more details, with the assistant coach taking over, and all the new bites we have from other players in the area that want to try out, I'm feeling better about next year.

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Happy to read you're feeling better about next year, Scott. Good luck tomorrow & be safe.

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Early(pre bake) fit doesn't seem tight at all.... Like I said, the proof will be after a good skate.....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...bysSkates1.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...bysSkates2.jpg

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lol I look at those and immediately think profile or wedges.. So nuetral.

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Going to go get them sharpened and profiled tomorrow... Not going to say a thing to her and see how it goes....

She's been skating & killing on the Supremes, so I hope it isn't a recipe for disaster, but we'll see how it goes.....:confused:

That said, she'll finish the season on the One60's tomorrow.... The X5.0's won't go on her feet for a bit. Maybe at power skating next week.... We're hitting a bit of a break as far as hockey goes, though have weekly power skating lessons going.....and have skills clinic coming up as well....

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I would do a pubskate or gretzky hour first. Its a prett dramatic change if used to a traditional youth profile. Would also have the radius changed to 9 foot as I thought most you skates are 11ft for stability for most kids.

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Well, besides me, it looks like it will be a Bauer skate family.... Supreme's discounted on Friday and with another 10% with the PLAYERS10 code, picked up some One100's for the LM for approx. 28% off. Add in free shipping and it was just too good to pass up.

That said, it will be interesting to see what he thinks about them vs Graf's, which he has been skating in FOREVER....

Oh...and he went away from the fishbowl on Saturday... He said he hated the cage for the first 20 minutes and then just didn't notice anymore....

It has been an expensive last few weeks of being hockey parent...Skills Clinic, cage, new bag, stick, 2 pair of skates, some socks.....:gary

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^^^ I don't know if it is my inpatients or just incompetence on their part, but with today’s technology, I can't understand how something ordered before noon yesterday, isn't shipped with a tracking number in my hand today.

26 hours and doesn't look like my order is even processed.... There is a reason I rarely use hockeygiant or hockeymonkey anymore....and this is it. If this was with icewarehouse, my order would be half way here by now, delivery would be tomorrow....:mad:

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Well as long as he wasnt skating in a 709 or 70 series Graf he may be okay. I think you said he wore a 703? If thats the case you are fine with bauer. 705 or 35 ending on skate is a toss up, but possibly okay. I know the boy and I both are wearing 70 series now and cant wear bauer. I heard the new nxg was supposex to be a deeper boot. Actually debating buying his next 2 skates in the same model boot just to make sure I dont go through skate issues.

Hate summer. He apparently has a good chance of making a summer tournament team. They are supposed to go down to LA atleast once though which I am not interested in doing. If I did that team though I could sign him up for a weekly skate/scrim with a seperate team and have him skating four days a week at a high level with scrims for all spring and into summer. Would kind of kill yhe need to do a camp. Trying to talk a buddy into doing the same.

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Forgot just how much I like to read and view this thread. Never seem to have the time to check in. Anyway, keep up the great job of keeping me up with the life of a hockey parent. EJ that photo of the two seniors hugging clearly shows the bond this great sport develops. I got some dust in my eyes on that one. Brought back some very strong memories.

Be well boys.

I'll stop by when I can.

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Just popped in to say that even old guys have a "hockey parent".

Me and my Hockey Dad after my team won the men's league championship the other night.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../LasersDad.jpg

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I love it Tom! Did your Dad ever play? Everyone always asks me how Cam got into hockey, did I play, etc etc.

I never played but there are a ton of boys on my kids hockey team who have dads that played.

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What a great picture, Tom.... Awesome!

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awesome.

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Bought skates for the kid. Hes hitting that point where I will likely be buying skates more then once a year because of growth. :td

Took a huge gamble and went with these.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...2_42733404.gif
Got them in EE(wide for any nn hockey person reading) which I was amazed they made in Youth size 12. I am concearned about the arch in the Bauers as he has no arch like dad. That said many people have reported they were able to get kids who wore Reeboks to wear these. This model the one 100 is actually heat moldable for youths and can allegedly accomodate a high instep. Was going to go with Reeboks but these were cheap as they are 2 years old now so everyone is blowing them out. If they dobt fit I will return and wait till next month when the new Reebok boots release at the middle of the month. Paid less then 70 shipped figured wortg a shot

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Have you looked into any area store that may have a leasing program? That's what I did when my kid started needing more than one pair a year.

thank you for post.

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All we have here is play it again sports. Given the fact that his foot is a little funky it limits us. The nice thing is he is the oldest of 4 all with the same feet so it may be good in a way. We are starting to swap gear and he has a fair number of older friends as he is playing up and now ending his third year. Got the Bauers today and he liked them. He said he had no hot spots in the foot. Said the ankle was a little different but fine.
Going to get them sharpened tonight and let hin wear them tomorrow night as he has a game.looks like I wont be able to get the heel wedged though so it will be interesting to see hiw he does going from a forward pitch to a nuetral pitch.

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Nice, Mike.... Interested to see how this goes... Jackson is going from G5's to One100's.... Though not that switch, Ab's is going from One60's to 5.0....but D's to EE's....

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I don't think my Dad has ever been on skates, Scott, though he has been a hockey fan for life and gave me my love for the game.

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Hes got a game tonight. Dropped them off last night to get sharpened. They said they would try to wedge the heels, but not sure they could get it done by tonight. Hes a little sick so it may be a interrsting night. Going to trt to get him to skate at pub skate a bit before the game.

After looking at the one100 he should be fine. The Graf 370 is a very deep boot, and definetly deeper and wider then the G5. The one100 is almost as deep as the 370. Deeper then the G5 and about as deep as the 370 . Very glad I went EE though as the boot isnt very wide. Even in EE its slightly narrower then the 370 but he said it was fine.

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Great pic Tom!!!!