Steel blades sharp
8-1; 9-1-2; 3-0; 5-1-1
No, that is not the combination to our safe deposit box. Those are, respectively, the score of last night's girls hockey game against the St. Cloud Icebreakers; Alex's girls hockey season record; the score after the first period of last night's boys hockey game against St. Cloud Apollo; Alex's boys hockey season record. In other words, our kids with the steel blades on their feet are doing pretty darn good!
The girls game was one of perfect symmetry - 4 players got 2 goals each: Ally Nielsen, Kat DelZoppo, Michelle Anez, and Ashley Holmes. The game produced an interesting glitch at the start - the game began with Alex buzzing around the St. Cloud goal for a while; but when the Icebreakers finally did break out their zone, their first shot of the game - WENT IN. Well, the fans were just flabbergasted - we've never seen that happen to "Roadblock" Justice before!
To Danielle's credit, she slammed the door the rest of the way and continued her record of not allowing more than one goal in any game this year. While we always expect, and always get, a great game from our first line of Abby Williams, Kat DelZoppo, and Michelle Anez; last night we thought the second line of Nikki Ecklund, Stacey Paulzine, and Ally Nielsen had a terrific game as well. The Icebreakers did have an outstanding player who will be playing Division 1 hockey somewhere next year - her name is Anne Schleper, and though she plays defense, she is her team's leading scorer. She was fun to watch but scared us to death every time she had the puck on her stick.
The girls have a home game on Thursday against Fergus - and then begin a long road trip that will not end for almost a month. So, that will give us a chance to see some more boys games. They are off to a terrific start under new coach, Scott Woods. But last night, after the Diehards had already sat through the entire girls game, and then the 1st period of the boys game, we decided it was time to head home for our nightly bowl of gruel. We assume the boys went on to win the game as they seemed the superior team. Oh, and one of the goals was scored by Abby Williams' sophomore brother, Thomas - so for the night at least, little brother had bragging rights.
No, that is not the combination to our safe deposit box. Those are, respectively, the score of last night's girls hockey game against the St. Cloud Icebreakers; Alex's girls hockey season record; the score after the first period of last night's boys hockey game against St. Cloud Apollo; Alex's boys hockey season record. In other words, our kids with the steel blades on their feet are doing pretty darn good!
By Tom Obert, Cub Reporter
