Final Stretch

Here we go. This week is probably the biggest week of my life hockey-wise. I'm ready to have a great week of practice, and now I really need to bear down and focus on next weekend. It's easy to let my mind drift to thoughts about home and summer, but I can't think about that right now. We have three games next weekend, and that's all I need to think about. Nothing else. We have a chance to do something special at nationals, but if we don't show up in our 3 pool play games, our trip to Rochester could be over faster than we would like. We had yesterday off, and now we're back to practicing today. We leave tomorrow for Rochester because we want to get there a day or so early, so we don't have bus legs the day of our first game. This week is going to go by fast; of course there is a lot of pressure, but I just need to play my game and play like I'm playing any other game. I don't want to let my nerves get the best of me. I'll keep you posted about how this week goes...