Now the Real Season Starts

We just had our last regular season game of the season.  I can't even relate how fast this season has gone by for me.  I blinked, and now we only have about 4 weeks left.  4 weeks left of my junior hockey career.  That's wild.  We have a great group of guys, and I don't want this season to end any earlier than it has to.

Today I went into the game fired up because I didn't play last weekend, and I've told myself that I'm going to play every game from here on out like it's my last because it very well could be.  It's playoff hockey.  Anything can happen.  But we're confident that our preparation all season gives us a very good chance to do really well in these playoffs.  Next weekend is our first round series in McCall!

We beat the Park City Moose today 10-1.  It was a significant game for us because, obviously, we want to go into playoffs playing our best hockey and playing with confidence.  But also with our 10 goals, we passed Fresno (our arch rival) by one goal for the most goals for in the league.  We also have the least goals against out of any team in the league.  Now, that's what you call a complete team!  That's a pretty cool accomplishment for us.  Fresno may be a more skilled team than us, but we're ready to show everyone that we are the most COMPLETE TEAM in the league.  Fear the fish.  Oh, and, if you didn't know, we've won 27 games in a row now, and our overall record for the regular season was 42-2-2.  I might need to say this with a little more emphasis now:  FEAR THE FRICKIN' FISH!

Personally I was able to pick up some confidence going into the playoffs today.  I scored a goal (my first goal in a long time) and it was a snipe on the power play.  I also had a pretty assist.  Overall, my powerplay unit went 3-for-4 today.  It's probably not saying much to do this against Park City, but it was a fun game, and I think it will definitely help boost my confidence for playoffs.  I'm ready to go here, hungry for another Thorne Cup, hungry for another championship ring!  Can't wait to get started next weekend!

After the game, our coach came into the locker room and said, "OK now the real season starts.  You can pat yourselves on the back for your regular season accomplishments, but now it's playoff time."  Every team has the same record, and anything can happen.  So we have to be ready to play our best every game.