November saw some firsts, and some deja vu.
The girls played in their second tournament of the year, The Kitchener Girls Tournament. We thought the Black Friday Shopping would be the highlight of the tournament, but it wasn't. Although the WebMaster was able to pick up a nicely disounted x-mas gift for his wife while in Kitchener.
The girls had a fairly successful tournament, tying the dreaded Kitchener team 2-2. This was a significant achievement for us, as we ended up placing ahead of Kitchener in our pool. We also beat Lyndsey 3-0, with the shutout going to Magic Maggie.
We also had our first regular season win against our supposed arch rivals from Stratford. As you may or may not know, many of our current girls were shunned by the Aces organization years ago, resurfacing as Meteors. Those girls found it fitting to dig their old red name bars out the depths of their stinky hockey bags (especially Jessica Rae's, it is particularly stinky - stay tuned for a future article/ documentary on Jessica's bag).
Well, the game did not start well with Stratford taking the early 3-1 lead. Our girls did not give up, in fact, many played possessed hockey, including the likes of Bogdon, Steel and Binns. The girls stormed back, beating/pummelling the Aces 6-3. Hats were tossed on to the ice twice that evening, with Taylor and Faithy both snagging hat tricks.
Kirby-Gate 2.0
Well, on a cold, snowy Monkton evening, disaster struck in the timekeepers box during a Meteors game about one year ago. The proud and jovial Kirby Rae had the controls in the timekeepers box. It was an unmitigated disaster. Never, in all the history of North American and European hockey timekeeping, have we ever witnessed such carnage. Well, in a late November game this year, we almost had a repeat of that horrific night at the Mitchell arena. Kirby was again at the helm of the starship enterprise. Anomalies came early and often from the box: scores not recorded, penalties not documented on the board. Fortunately, the very techy and nerdy Jeff came to the rescue, saving Kirby from another disgraceful evening.
Equipment Gate 1.0
Wow, there was a lot going on this November. What could be more fun that driving almost 2 hours to Tiverton, Ontario, only to find that you left your hockey bag in your garage back home? Not only that, it was sitting some four feet away from the vehicle as you pulled out of the garage. Welcome to the roller coaster life of one Ryley Jacobs. There was much profanity and finger pointing as Dad and Daughter made the gruesome discovery upon their arrival at the Tiverton ice palace. Fortunately, your very talented and resourceful WebMaster was quickly on the case, finding equipment from two different sources to dress the clueless Ryley. She was on the ice for the start of the second period. The girls lost the game 2-1, but ironically, Ryley scored our lone goal wearing a 13 year old boy's pair of skates!!!
