1-1 in Canada...

We lost game 2 by a score of 1-0. A key player on our team was ejected from the game in the first shift of the first period for checking from behind. It was a sketchy call. The other team scored in the 5 minute major penalty. And that was it. We'll likely face them again in the championship game and without the emotion of the ejection, and with our whole team on the bench, I'd bet on a different outcome.

Go Selects!

Off to a good start in Canada..

We beat Tri-Cities 4-0 this morning. We play the North Shore Avalanche this afternoon. They won their morning game 3-0. So, it's the battle of the early leaders already. I was credited with an assist in the first game. Follow my stats on PointStreak...see the link in the post below.

I'll keep you in the know....we're 1-0!

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thegirlplayshockey, I am currently away from my computer because, I'M PLAYING HOCKEY IN CANADA!!!
I'll be at the The 5th Annual Burnaby Minor Female Remembrance Day Tournament November 8th - 10th. I'll be back on Tuesday. I'll be working to update my website while on the ground in Canada, so check back often this weekend.

If your a real techie/stats monger like me, you can follow realtime stats of the games at this PointStreak page...it's too cool. I'll be listed under Bantam Tier 2, the NW Selects.

So wish me luck. Here we go!!!!

Storm and NW Selects...

I LOVE PLAYING WITH THESE GIRLS TEAMS!

This past weekend, the Storm, my all girls Portland Jr Hawks team had our first 2 games. We have so much fun! We lost the first game 5-3, but tied the second game 5-5!!! I had a hat trick in each game, and an assist in the second game. When we come full strength after injuries, we are going to ROCK!

I'm on my way to Burnaby, Vancouver BC this weekend for a tournament with the NW Selects. I think we are going to do awesome! After finishing 2nd two years in a row, I am hoping to come home winners this year. I'm getting excited because all of us stay in a hotel and hang out between games...it's fun. Also, about 1,000 girls play in this tournament and that's pretty awesome. I'm sure my dad will update the website during the weekend, so stay tuned!

Shouts to the Northeast!!

Lots of folks stopping by from the Northeast States and SE Canada. Welcome! Leave me a note and say hello...us girl hockey players gotta network ya know!

Thanks for visiting.

Weekend Update...

Couldn't help using that title now that SNL is all super popular again. Anyway, I played in Medford Satuday morning and got 6 goals and 2 assists. Yeah, goalie problems are definitely an issue in the Summits house league, but hey....I still had more points than anyone else in the game. Does that count for something?

Next weekend, in addition to the Summits House game, I will have my first 2 Portland Storm games. They will be against Portland Jr. Hawks Boys teams. I REALLY want to beat the boys!!!

2 weeks to the NW Selects Burnaby Tourney....aaawww, yeah!

later

NW Girls Hockey Rocks!

My Portland team, the Portland Storm, may go to a tournament this February in Salmon, Idaho. We'd play on these beautiful outdoor rinks with mountains in the distance, pictured here:



Anyway, that got me looking for girls hockey in Idaho, and I found this great statewide website that details and promotes girls hockey statewide. I wanted to share it, becasue I think it would be cool if girls in every state had a resource, a listing or promotion like this...enjoy!

Idaho Girls and Womens Ice Hockey

P.S. I got the game winner in overtime this weekend in Medford! Good Stuff! I also had a great practice weekend with The Storm in Portland!

Drive for 25!
-bear

Results from this weekend...

Well, the first major weekend of hockey has passed, and I'd say my teams were pretty successful. My teams played several games with the San Diego Saints and a team from Seattle. Overall, the stats were like this:

Overall: 3-0-2 with 7 goals and 1 assist

Game 1 : NW Selects vs SD Saints tie 1-1 (1 goal)
Game 2 : NW Selects vs SD Saints tie 2-2 (1 goal)
Game 3 : Portland Storm vs Seattle win 3-1 (2 goals, 1 assist)
Game 4 : Portland Storm vs Seattle win 3-2 (3 goals, first hat trick of the season!)
Game 5 : NW Selects vs SD Saints win 6-1 (1 goal)

It was a great weekend and I had lots of fun hanging out with my teams!
-bear

THIS IS SO ME !!

Pretty hot...eh
(By the way thats Alexander Ovechkin)

Wow...we're in full swing....

Lost again this weekend here in Medford. We still have mad goalie issues. I care about winning and losing, but I just can't take it too serious when the scores are so bad. My team scored 6 goals...4 of them were mine. I got my bell rung by Ryan towards the end of the game. I was a little starry-eyed there for a while, but I like hitting. What I don't like is when boys hit each other and everyone celebrates and thinks it's awesome and laughs, but when I get hit it demonstrates why girls shouldn't play hockey?!?!? I can take and dish with the best of them all, as evidenced by this weekend. The boys need to get over themselves, stop trying to play crash-up derby and actually play a little hockey. I'd like to win...for once!

Went to Portland for a power skating clinic this weekend with the Selects. It was a lot of fun. It was directed by a figure skating coach, so we had a pretty good time razzing her and giving her a hard time. I did my best backwards, butt pump figure skating impersonation...it was way good!

I have the opportunity to play in 6 games this weekend, but I probably will only play 4 or 5. The three most important games that I will definitely play in are the NW Selects U14s vs San Diego. This is our first test this season and I am stoked. We are going to play 3 times over next weekend up in Portland. I'll keep you informed.

Drive for 25!

XOXO
-Bear