Last Games of the Season

The 8th Hellcat season is in the books, and it ended on a good note with two wins against U of M. Both wins were very businesslike 5-1 and 5-2. The guys did an excellent of job of sticking to the game plan and staying out of the extracurricular stuff. Props to the guys for playing with class when they had every excuse not to, and picking the win/win decisions, I was proud to be standing behind them. We were short a few guys due to prior commitments (Tom, Matt, & Busby) so we only had 10 forwards and 5 D. The three lines rolled well and Coach Bart did an excellent job with the D as he has done all season. Captain Dan Ross was back for our final games. Trent did an admirable job stepping up during Dan’s injury, but there’s just no substitute for have the big DR wearing the C, it was great to have him back in the fold and playing in his home town.

Hopefully U of M will get more organized for next year and have an ACHA team. They have a good base of players to build off of if they can get focused in the right direction. Their presence would only help our program and I wish them luck.

Dan’s parents were gracious enough to have us invade their home on Saturday and serve us lunch with some of the best brats I’ve ever had. Thanks again to them for being such generous hosts. A few us went shopping at the mall. After two hours of evaluating the talent and buying only coffee, we were worn out and went back to Dan’s for a pregame nap. Shopping is hard, no wonder we don’t do it for fun, I can only imagine the stamina it would take if we actually bought something.

This was our fist weekend to tryout our new 2 way radios for the vans. It sure makes staying together and relaying directions and anything else between the vans easier. They’ll be a good addition for the next season.

Cheers,
-Coach