Wolverine
I haven’t journaled about hockey in a while. After my old team, the Phantoms, won the championship, I split from them as they moved up to the next level of play. I couldn’t play those nights, so I hung back in the Saturday night league. They put me on a team, the Wolverines, that was undermanned and in desperate need of players. I only knew one of the guys beforehand, and not well.
And it’s been a good experience for me. I didn’t know how they played, and they didn’t know my abilities, so I pressured myself to step up. I feel that I’ve made more progress in my game in the last four weeks than I had in the last year. I’m skating harder because I’m not certain that I’ve got a D-partner who can bail me out if I screw up, and I’m handling the puck a lot more because they didn’t know me when I couldn’t pass a puck to save my life.
And, even though the team is 2-2, I’m a +7. I’ve been on the ice eight times when we scored, and only once for an opposing team’s score. And that was by another former Phantom, who was cherry picking no less.
And it’s been a good experience for me. I didn’t know how they played, and they didn’t know my abilities, so I pressured myself to step up. I feel that I’ve made more progress in my game in the last four weeks than I had in the last year. I’m skating harder because I’m not certain that I’ve got a D-partner who can bail me out if I screw up, and I’m handling the puck a lot more because they didn’t know me when I couldn’t pass a puck to save my life.
And, even though the team is 2-2, I’m a +7. I’ve been on the ice eight times when we scored, and only once for an opposing team’s score. And that was by another former Phantom, who was cherry picking no less.