serge 904 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Next month Adrian will be trying out for the same team that Mike Kostka got cut from. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Just got our schedule for our best of 5 series vs Oshawa.. If somehow the series goes 5 games, the 5th game will be played in the General Motors Centre main rink..The rink where the Oshawa Generals play. Seating Capacity of about 6000 people.. How amazing would that be..Playing for a Tyke championship in a rink that is used by present and future NHLers... Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Just got our schedule for our best of 5 series vs Oshawa.. If somehow the series goes 5 games, the 5th game will be played in the General Motors Centre main rink..The rink where the Oshawa Generals play. Seating Capacity of about 6000 people.. How amazing would that be..Playing for a Tyke championship in a rink that is used by present and future NHLers... win the first 2 games, tank the next 2 to set up game 5 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 UPDATE: Game 1 of the series we won 4-2 at home..Then we travelled to Oshawa for Game 2.. It was an amazing game, lots of action...Great goaltending by Adrian..We end up tied 1-1 after a thrilling 10 minute sudden death OT where Adrian stopped a breakaway with literally 3 seconds left in the OT. So after two games we have 3pts in the best of 5 series....Since there is ties possible, first team to 6 pts wins. The great part about this tie is that the likelihood of a game 5 just increased by quite a bit...Game 5 Tuesday March 26th at the GM centre , home of the Oshawa Generals. Game 3 is Sunday 4pm at our home rink in Pickering.. Also to complicate things this week we have 4 houseleague games starting tonight..Lots of hockey this week. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Update: Bad news we lost game 3. 3-0. Good news we are now guaranteed a game 5 at the gm centre in Oshawa. Same ice as the OHL generals. 6000 seats. I'm sort of excited. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 sweet, the experience of that game 5 is way better than winning the series in 4 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 sweet, the experience of that game 5 is way better than winning the series in 4 Ya agree. Gonna be super fun. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Update: Bad news we lost game 3. 3-0. Good news we are now guaranteed a game 5 at the gm centre in Oshawa. Same ice as the OHL generals. 6000 seats. I'm sort of excited. Good luck Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 So last night was another great game..The Pickering Panthers Tyke B won the game 4-2..I think it was Adrian's best game yet..Several great saves, 4 breakaways and a penalty shot he stopped. The last goal was very late when it didnt matter. So it comes to tonight(sort of)..We play Game 5 at the Oshawa GM Centre..We are the champions with a WIN or a TIE..If we lose it goes to a final game 6... I dont think I can take anymore...I used to think watching the overtime of a Leafs game was stressful.. Well there is nothing more stressful than your son in net facing a penalty shot in a tie game...The bad part is you cant swear, throw remotes or anything... LOL I must say though its amazing to see all the kids having so much fun..Making new friends and the chance to play for a championship in an OHL rink. GO PANTHERS yes we are the Panthers, and the Leafs play the other bad Panthers tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Adrian s team won the championship. It was great. Winning it in a rink where the banners include retired numbers of Bobby Orr and Eric Lindros made it extra special. Moment we will never forget. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ottawa_Biatch 288 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 That's so awesome bud. Congratulations Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 awesome pictures. Great family moments, win or lose. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 awesome pictures. Great family moments, win or lose. awesome pictures. Great family moments, win or lose. Thanks..It was fun.. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Those jerseys are awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Those jerseys are awesome. Indeed.... kind of reminds me of the Sens' heritage jersey Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ironically the most famous Pickering Panther is a guy that I love to hate...Overall he is a good guy but Glenn Healy is a bit of a hero within Pickering. Joe Nieuwendyk also played for a few years. I am trying to arrange for Glenn Healy to come to one of our events. Then I wont hate him so much. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ask Healy to explain Corsi to the kids. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ask Healy to explain Corsi to the kids. lol Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 good positioning in that second pic! Congrats Serge 1 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I just got this petition from a fellow Manager from Unionville.. http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/hockey-canada-remove-body-checking-from-all-levels-of-pee-wee-bantam-hockey-in-canada They want to remove body checking from Minor hockey. The notion is 99% of kids who are playing rep hockey will not make the NHL. Why are we training them to play at a game where hitting is involved. Most of the kids will play hockey after age 19 in a recreational league where there is no hitting. Also many kids leave hockey when body checking is introduced in the game. They did studies where a good significant amount of injuries can be avoided if there is no body checking in minor hockey. Its an interesting debate and I am sitting on both sides of the argument. As a hockey fan I love body checking in the NHL and its a great part of the game. As a father of a hockey player, I think i would be more comfortable if my sons arent exposed to a greater risk of injury. They also believe that skill level tends to go up when there is no physical contact, i am not sold on this part of the argument. Sure the stereotype is European players dont hit as much and tend to be better skilled(that is changing in recent years), not sure if thats reality. Do we want more Phil Kessel's in the game(talented players that dont get involved too much physically) or are we looking to grow Eric Lindros type of players, who play a much different type of game. The trend is that WE as a hockey society look at Phil Kessel as a "soft" player and we tend to take players like Lindros, Clark, Messier to a higher level. The greatest players I watched growing up were Gretzky, Lemieux, Lafontaine, they werent very physical. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 This would be an easy decision for me if my kid played hockey, Id be signing that petition in an instant. I guess what I dont understand is why when presenting the other side of the argument, your referring to the NHL and NHL players/history. Like, the question "do we want more players like Kessel" I dont understand......who cares what style the kid uses, is he having fun+learning important life lessons would be my two biggest concerns. Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The pro-contact argument should be -- they should learn how to check, protect themselves, etc when they are smaller and slower. [i'd sign it] Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 This would be an easy decision for me if my kid played hockey, Id be signing that petition in an instant. I guess what I dont understand is why when presenting the other side of the argument, your referring to the NHL and NHL players/history. Like, the question "do we want more players like Kessel" I dont understand......who cares what style the kid uses, is he having fun+learning important life lessons would be my two biggest concerns. No I totally agree..As a parent its pretty much a no brainer...My kid will have fun growing up in hockey and doesnt have to worry about hitting in this scenario As a hockey fan though if we take out hitting in minor hockey, how will it affect the current NHL game. Do we want hitting out of hockey? I know my kid isnt going to play in the NHL, so why should we have him hitting when he is 11 years old. However as a hockey fan will you/me enjoy the game we love without hitting? Because thats where we will end up eventually... Cant all of a sudden introduce hitting at the Junior level when they havent had body contact at all.. The middle ground is instead of 11 years old, wait till 15 years old to start introducing hitting. Good news for me is for Adrian I probably dont have to worry about hitting since it looks like he will be a goalie for now. Link to post Share on other sites
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