Playoffs - Game 2

Today's game was a prime example of how a large part of the Zombies' season has gone. They completely dominated the game, in pretty much every category, but they couldn't find the back of the other team's net. As a result, it was a 1-1 tie against a team that they had previously outscored 13-2 in 3 games. I know a tie is better than a loss, but it was still disappointing given how much better they played. Oh well, it's 2 weeks off now since the next 2 weekends are the bookends of March break. They'll have a couple of practices, but the next game isn't until March 27 so hopefully the kids won't have forgotten how to skate by then.

Since I haven't posted any new pictures lately, here's a random one for you.

 

The Playoffs Begin!

Today was the first day of the playoffs for Lucas's hockey league. There are 10 teams so they split it into two 5 team pools based on the end of the season rankings (1,3,5,7,9 and 2,4,6,8,10). The Zombies ended the season in 2nd place so they are in the second pool. It's round robin style so they'll play 4 games total in the first round, one against each team in their pool. Then the top 2 teams at the end of the round robin will move on to the semifinals with the #1 team from each pool playing the #2 from the other pool.

Lucas's team had a tough first opponent as they were playing against a team that they tied and lost to during the regular season. I can't recall if I mentioned it on here, but the loss was the game where the Zombies outshot and outplayed them, but their goalie was on fire and stole the game. None of that mattered today though as the Zombies had a hell of a game this morning, winning 2-1 in a game that had all the parents on the edge of their seat. 

On paper, that was the toughest team we'll play so hopefully it'll all be smooth sailing from here, but obviously, you can never look past an opponent. Tomorrow morning, they play a team that they have beat 3 times this season so it shouldn't be quite as nerve-wracking as today's game. Then it's a couple of weekends off due to March break. I'll be sure to check in tomorrow and let you know how it goes.