Well, we lost last night 6-5.  We didn't play very well.  We didn't do the things it takes to win a hockey game.  Our team made a lot of terrible turnovers, we weren't committed to a forecheck, and our defense got beat 1-on-1 out of the corners and in the open ice.  After the game, our coach told us we had no business winning the game.  He said we basically played the equivalent of pond hockey where we traded chances with the other team and did not commit to our systems.  Still, we were in the game, which is a good sign.  We were winning 5-4 with 6 minutes left.  We couldn't close it out, though.  It was a very frustrating game in which we made a lot of turnovers and took a lot of penalties.  We definitely didn't play our best, and I think if we come out and play our best tomorrow, they won't know how to handle us.

I think I played hard tonight.  I could've played better but it was really the first time we've played against hard competition, and it took a little while to get used to the speed of the game.

I think I started to play really well in the 2nd and 3rd periods as my legs got going.  I don't know if it was nerves or what, but our whole team did not play very well in the first period.  I ended up getting an assist at the end of the 2nd and scored our 5th goal of the game to go up 5-4.  After our game, we stayed to watch the NAHL game after us between Kenai River and Fresno.  It was fun to compare myself to some of the kids out there who are playing at a higher level.  Bottom line, though, is we have to play better today.  We still have 2 games left to make a statement.  We have to come out today and play like we know we're the better team because I believe we are.