GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!

Okay so today I go to open all my presents for my Birthday!!! I got some books, $, Under Armour clothes and an awsome Nitendo DS...etc. I got one present where I had to pop balloons
and there was money and confetti inside... (yeah we are cleaning it up right now but, I ditched):]...Well I got one hugely amazing present. Are you ready?
I'M GOING TO CHICAGO THIS WEDNESDAY to see the CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (YEA!) play the DETROIT DEADDWINGS (BOOOO!) So I'm totally super pumped!!!! We will be in chicago BY noon and we'll stay for 3 days and 2 nights!!!! YAY....

Oh yeah I'm also soooo excited about going to Miami Florida this summer!!!

Shootin' Pucks

So today my dad and I went to the elementary school close to our house and shot pucks. I was in my pj's (it is spring break). So here's a pic...

My dad's actually shooting the pictures from behind a chain link fence, and I'm shooting off this cool slick pad we found in the shed.

MY BIRTHDAY IS TODAY: March 27, 10:22 PM

Today is my birthday but it doesn't feel like it because I only got to open one present. Lame... just joking (my mom just read that) well, the reason why is because I have to wait until my party to open them. Thank goodness my party is on saturday and not wwwwaaayyyy later. So my Nene (my grandma which you might know) is in town for my birthday... we are going shopping this week!!! :] Well, I better go to bed... it is late, it seems really late because I stayed up unyil like 1:15this morning. I had a over nighter. I love you... goodnight! <<3>

Richmond MVP Award

Here's a picture of the MVP award I won in Richmond, BC:

It says 2008 Richmond Girls Ice Hockey MVP and then it has this Inuit style block figure often found around the Vancouver area. It's really nice!

Game 4: NW Selects 3 vs South Delta 2

WE WIN!!!

Today we played the South Delta girls and we won 3-2! This was an important win, because it kept us from finishing last. I wish we could have our 1st game against Chiliwack to do over...I think we could beat that team, because they beat this team too. By winning, we finished 4th, Chiliwack 5th and this South Delta team will finish 3rd. Richmond and Langley will play for 1st I bet.

Oh and 1 more thing...I got the MVP of the game. I still did NOT score, but I did have some good chances and my dad says I created some opportunities for others. I got a lot of ice time. The last goal with about 2 minutes left was off a clearing pass I made. I was not credited with the assist, because Laura did most of the work herself, but I did get the puck up and out of the zone to start the rush. The team manager from the other team polls their parents and picks the MVP...I like that. Anyway, it's a beautiful little trophy and I'll take a picture and put it here later.

3 days to the BIRTHDAY...and counting!!!!

l8r

Game 3: Langley 4 vs NW Selects 0

(posted by dad)

Jerin lost again this afternoon 4-0 to Langley. The team looks better with every game, it makes me wish they could play together more often. Even though they have yet to win, they really don't look half bad for being 1/2 peewee, 1/2 squirt playing in Canada against Tier 1 AA and AAA Peewee Teams. We made the girls line up tonight as to who was U12 and who was U10 and we really are almost 50/50.

Jerin had her best game of the tournament so far. She was playing with lots of heart and lots of passion. She got a penalty for interference, but she really just tangled up with this girl at the puck and they both went down. Somehow she got the call. She did score a goal, but way late - while she was celebrating - the ref decided to call one of our girls offsides. Go figure. Her coach called it a pretty goal...stolen.

Well, we're hoping not to get swept with a win tomorrow. I won't really care as long as Jerin plays like she did today, or better....

Game 2: Richmond 6 vs NW Selects 2

Well, coming to a PeeWee AA tournament in Canada with a half squirt team is starting to show... We lost to Richmond (the host team) 6-2 this morning. We played much better than last night and with a lot of heart, but they took our 2-2 second period knot and beat us up pretty bad in the end. They just had lots of weapons and we could hold them defensively.

I had a great no look pass in the second that got some good comments and I did have a penalty for checking in the game, but overall I was still quiet when it came to scoring.

We play Langley this afternoon. They beat a team that beat us pretty bad, so I don't know how it'll turn out.

Stay tuned.

Game 1: Chiliwack 4 vs NW Selects 1

Well... we had our first game today at 2:00. We lost 4 to 1 to the Chiliwack Warriors. My friend Miranda scored the first and only goal. They scored right back. It was 2-1 for most of the game and then it got away from us in the end. My dad said I skated well, I just need to shoot earlier. I guess I'm looking for that perfect goal sometimes. I had one really strong backhand opportunity, but the goalie was up to the task.

Oh well, hopefully things will go better tomorrow! I'm gonna go eat and maybe go swimming with some of my teammates...

Canada Update 1: Friday Morning

So I'm in Canada right now... its awsome, except some of the t.v. channels are in chinese and french and the hotel is lame to be as nice as it seems. The Burnaby hotel is 100x better.

The team had practice last night in Bellingham, Washington. We look great!

On the way there we had a car accident right outside of downtown Seattle. It was a huge like 12 car pile up. It was about 5 different accidents in 1. It closed I-5 for about an hour. But don't worry everything is just fine... ours was just a little fender bender. We were one of the only two cars to drive away. Here's a link to the news about it: Car Crash. Never a dull moment with my dad. My coach passed us in the accident, so I just jumped out and got in with her. So I didn't miss anything.

There was a huge wait at the border, so that really sucked. It's pretty funny that you pass by this huge Peace Arch that says "Children of a Common Mother". I'm like, if we share a common mother then why can't we just share the house we all live in too. We had to wait a long time just to have some guy wave us through. Too funny.

We have our first game today at 2:00. Sooooooo I'm super pumped. Check back tonight and see how we did.

Championship Game :[

So on Saturday we had the Jr. Summits Championship game. The score was 4-3, we lost by one goal and it was really close the whole game, but it's all behind me now because... I'M GOING TO CANADA!!! I know you probably know that by now but I'm SUPER excited. Just to let you know it is only two days from today until we leave. What you may not know is that we are going to be playing Tier 1. Tier 1 is the highest classification of Junior hockey in North America. So that means we are going to play some hard teams. I'm ready for it though. The website says that the whole tournament will include some 67 teams and over 1000 girls. You could visit it here if you wanted: 11th Annual Richmond Ice Classic.

Well, another good thing I found out today was, I got straight A's in school.

This is kind of random but my mom made the best dinner tonight: macaroni chili bake -mmmm. :]

Wearing the gold...

A shot in the locker room. Those are two 1st place medals hanging around my neck.

Two 1st place medals and a trip to Canada...(SWEET!)

So on Monday, we had our Jr. Summits Annual Skills and Drills competition. I competed in the 12 and under age group as the only girl with about 22 other boys. I had a lot of fun and I won two 1st place medals out of the three competition activities. One of the 1st place medals was for best puck control. I was the fastest player to stick handle a puck through an obstacle course (in any age group...U10, U12 or U15). Another 1st place medal was for the most accurate shot, it's called 'the million dollar shot$$'. No, I didn't really win a million dollars, but I did win the competition. All my friends were cheering for me, and I think I like that even more than getting the medals. I almost won the fastest skater award, but I finished half a second out of 1st to a boy from Mt. Shasta, CA. There are no medals for 2nd place in hockey. Even in the pros, you win the Stanley Cup or go home empty handed. After the practice we had a potluck and hung out with friends and ate food.
Oh yeah... by the way I am going to Canada in eight days. I am sooooo excited!!! My dad is taking me and we're going to Richmond, BC Canada with my girls team... the Northwest Selects:]. Its our last tourney this season.:[ I'm going up hoping to bring home more hardware, so stay tuned....

Lame, Fame

So on Saturday we were missing a lot of players. So we played four-on-four. We won 13 to 14 but still it wasn't a real game and I can't put it on my stats. (my dad wont let me). So I'll tell you right now. I scored a goal and got 2 assists. No penalties but I almost got in a fight with this dumb boy. ( I don't know why they even think they can be on the ice). On the good side I got a post from two good friends on my blog. One was a fellow teammate (check out her hockey blog here) another was just a fellow hockey lover. You guyz know who you are, THANKS!
J-bear

This is my 1st 40 goal season...

With last week's 4 goal game in Klamath Falls, I have reached the 40 goal mark in actual games for the 1st time ever. It's a sweet mark, with 2 weeks and 1 tournament left in my regular season. I'd like to reach 50, but who knows. Maybe I can pull down a few more assists and knock down a 40-20 season. That'd be awesome....keep your fingers crossed and I'll let you know.