Game On...!!!

The first official games of Isaac's 2011-2012 season were the last Saturday in Athens, OH. The Athens team came to Charleston in August, but our boys had not practiced at all yet.

On Saturday we had games at 12:30pm and 7pm. The first game was close on the score board at 2-1 but our kids dominated the game. The puck was rarely in our defense zone. Our defense played great. Especially Will our goalie. He made a save with 5.0 seconds on the clock. The Athens player got behind our defense alone and Will had to make up the difference. It was great.

Here is a shot of Isaac on the bench with the rest of his line. They were off shift.
Here he is on the ice. Watching the puck, ready to make a move.

Another shot of him in action on the ice.

The second game started out kind of slow for the Wild. Athens scored about 2 min into the game. By the end of the first period it was 3-1 with Athens on top. I guess that our kids didn't like that. Shortly into the second period Sara R scored a couple of goals and got a hat trick. About mid way through the second Isaac was in position near the net, he said, "There were a bunch of people around the puck, but I was in position. Then Hunter looked and me, passed me puck and I just hit it in." It was so exciting. I have that image etched into my mind of Isaac skating away from the net, left hand by his side holding the stick, right fist in the air, arm fully extended. Screaming...!!! Yeah...!!!

To top off that part, our special friend Sis Newell was there with her husband. They made the trip just to watch Isaac play. He didn't disappoint. Thanks for coming to the game...!!!

In between the two games the WVU and Ohio University D2 teams played each other. A few of our boys had their picture taken with a few or their's. Isaac is on the far left in his WV Wild warm up suit.

The refs were horrible, the let so much slide that it turned in to a brawl. The stereotypical "We went to the fights and a hockey game broke out." By the middle of the second period it was so bad that this mayhem broke out. There were more pairs of fighters than refs to break it up. Mostly started by the OU goalie. He kept cheap shot'in people by clocking them in the back of the head with his blocker. Sad sight to see.