I'll Miss You, McCall

We swept the Boulder Bison this weekend!  That is a huge series for us because every head-to-head game with them is basically a 4 point game.  Now, it's going to be difficult for them to catch us in the division standings.  The games this weekend, though, were very important because we have a much harder schedule than them at the Las Vegas showcase next weekend.  I love playing up in McCall!  It's no surprise we have such a good record up there because we all just feel so at home, and it's always fun to play there.  We won all three games pretty handily even though we were playing a good Boulder team.  It's good to see us playing so well before the showcase, but I still believe we--and I, personally--can play even better.  Our coach keeps telling us he doesn't think we've come close to reaching our potential, and he could go through the locker room and tell each player something they need to do better to help our team reach our potential.

We won the first game 3-0 (I scored the first goal from the point), then won the second game 5-1, and won today 4-1.  The games were all close, but we played a style of game that Boulder did not want to play.  We dictated the direction of the series by playing physically and just tiring them out.  By the second period of the first game, I could tell they were tired, and we just kept rolling.  They did not have many scoring chances all weekend because our play in our defensive zone was great.  Our penalty kill was great this weekend, too, and we scored when we needed to.  It was a fun series.  The weekends in McCall always fly by, but I can't wait for Vegas!  My grandparents are coming to see me play, and then it's off to Italy with the family for me!