End of Season Hockey Tournament

Well the end of year tournament for the league that Isaac's hockey team has played in was this weekend. It was in Oxford, OH at the home of the University of Miami, Ohio Redhawks facility. Wow, what a place. The games were soooo intense. The West Virginia Wild Squirts went into the tournament in first place having won 13 and only lost one recorded league game. The only game they lost was last weekend to the Miami Jr Redhawks, but the Wild beat them the next day. Tough games. This tournament had a reseeding round were 1st plays 2nd, 3rd plays 4th, 5th plays 6th, etc. Our boys lost that first round to the Miami boys. So they started the bracket as the second seed. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning they made short work on the teams on the way to the Championship game. Isaac even had himself a goal on Sunday morning.

Another BIG plus for the weekend was Amy's Aunt Jean and Uncle John drove down from Detroit, MI to watch the tournament. They are big hockey folks with 6 boys that all played.

The championship game was all you could want it to be. Two teams well matched and both want the game. They went blow for blow with the first period ending with 2-2 tie. The second period was again blow for blow, but it ended with Miami leading 4-3. Shortly into the third Miami scored again putting them ahead 5-3. Halfway through the 3rd the WV Wild scored again to bring it within one. So much energy, so much emotion. The crowd was screaming...!!! As the clock ticked away it didn't look good for the WV Wild, the Miami goalie kept stopping everything our boys sent at him. Then with 9 seconds left Drake Foster put the puck in the net and tied the game for the Wild. Into the shootout we went. Three boys from each team were picked by the coach to drive in a take a shot at the other teams goalie. Nathan was our first, he drove in flipped the puck up and into the net it went. GOAL..!!! The it was Miami's turn, their captain drove the puck in, Will (our goalie) pushed him to the side, he took the shot and, DING, it hit the post and bounced to the side. Drake was next for the WV Wild. He drove in and the Miami goalie denied him. It was intense. The second Miami player drove in, Will was all over him, he got confused and never could take the shot... Wild had one, Miami had none with one more boy for each to go... Michael was last for the Wild. He took the puck, drove into the zone, shot, and SCORED!!! That was the game. WV WILD WINS...!!! What a game. Our boys are on top of the world.

Here they are after getting their plaques. Not that it was planned, but four of our coaches are in the background, we are only missing Chris the goalie coach.Here is Isaac, look at that smile, ear to ear.Great Job Isaac...!!!

Way to go WILD...!!!