The Penultimate Game

When I attended JJ's game, on Monday evening, I thought that it would probably be the final or ultimate game of the season. The team made it to the finals of the consolation playoffs. The first team to reach 4 points in up to 4 games would be the champions. The Kings had lost the first game by 1 goal, so the other team was up 2-0 in points. If Osgoode had won Monday's game it would have been all over.

What happened is that the Kings came out flying and scored two goals in the first few minutes. After that, it was a very even match with Osgoode scoring the only goal until the last few minutes. Then the Kings scored with just a few minutes remaining to go up 3-1. When the other team pulled the goalie for an extra attacker, the Kings sealed the deal with an empty netter to win 4-1.

What a game! The guys played so hard with such intensity.

The boys will now play what should be the ultimate game tonight way over in Osgoode. While we all hope for a win, whatever happens is has been a great season by a team that seemed quite weak at the beginning of the year.

I think this was my fave photo of the night. I just keep shooting and don't know if they are good or bad until I get them up on the computer.

Two scrums follow where everyone battles for the puck.

You fly as fast as you can when you get the puck with the other team in hot pursuit.

The goalie sprawls to make a save as Jonathan (first and only sighting in this post) pursues the puck.

A Goal followed the the obligatory raising of the stick in celebration.

Maybe I will make the effort to go to the actual ultimate game tonight as far out of town as it is.