Added some more hardware to the trophy case this weekend
I added some more hardware to the trophy case this weekend. I won the Mens B National Championship for dek/ball hockey in Leominster, MA this weekend and took home the Most Valuable Goalie trophy. While it was no doubt a team effort, I didn't want to say my team won as this wasn't with my usual team. My team wasn't going this year as we're currently in a rebuilding mode and I was asked to go and play for the South Jersey Gamblers along with my normal Team Mercenary teammate Nick Beard and a couple of players from Long Island (JJ Deviny, Martin Schomes, Anthony Cillo, and Jay Meechum).
I ended up actually playing subpar this weekend allowing at least one bad goal a game. Luckily I came up big in the Championship game making a huge game saving glove save with about 15 seconds left in the game. A pass came out from my right corner to the top of the slot. While I didn't exactly see the initial shot coming, I knew there was a one timer coming to my left as that was how they scored their first goal. So I slid across in the butterfly. As I was sliding across I saw the shot break through the players screening me at the hash marks. I quickly got my glove down in time as the ball whizzed over the top of my pad hitting my glove and going wide. They had a few other small chances in front before my defensemen dumped the ball with 3 seconds left as we beat Fall Rivers 3-2 to take home my 2nd National Championship. This year was the B National and my Mercenary Team took home the Pittsburgh C National Championship 2 years ago.
I won the Most Valuable Goalie award finishing with a GAA of 2.33 while our right wing Martin Schomes was awarded the Most Valuable Player award finishing with 6 goals on the weekend including the game winning goal in the Championship. Along with the Championship trophy, we were all given Championship jackets as well. Definitely a fun weekend and an honor to be a part of.
I ended up actually playing subpar this weekend allowing at least one bad goal a game. Luckily I came up big in the Championship game making a huge game saving glove save with about 15 seconds left in the game. A pass came out from my right corner to the top of the slot. While I didn't exactly see the initial shot coming, I knew there was a one timer coming to my left as that was how they scored their first goal. So I slid across in the butterfly. As I was sliding across I saw the shot break through the players screening me at the hash marks. I quickly got my glove down in time as the ball whizzed over the top of my pad hitting my glove and going wide. They had a few other small chances in front before my defensemen dumped the ball with 3 seconds left as we beat Fall Rivers 3-2 to take home my 2nd National Championship. This year was the B National and my Mercenary Team took home the Pittsburgh C National Championship 2 years ago.
I won the Most Valuable Goalie award finishing with a GAA of 2.33 while our right wing Martin Schomes was awarded the Most Valuable Player award finishing with 6 goals on the weekend including the game winning goal in the Championship. Along with the Championship trophy, we were all given Championship jackets as well. Definitely a fun weekend and an honor to be a part of.