CHAPTER TWO- September 23rd, 2003
The past week has not been one of the best. We went on the road last weekend to Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury and let me say, we did not play very well at all. We went in with the chance to get four points and came out with only one. Unfortunately, I wasnt much help out there. It was disappointing and frustrating for me because we didn't play well in either game. I was playing near my hometown and all of my family was there to see me, but I just wasn't on my game. I didn't score any goals and I didn't get any assists. It was definitely a learning experience.
We managed a tie in the first game: three-three. (Danny) Battochio got to play in nets in the second game. He played well and his family was there to see him too; we lost 6 to 4. It's always frustrating to loose but to travel so far and lose is annoying and then to loose in front of my family was even worse. The bus trip is so long to the Soo, we mostly just played cards the entire way.
I did get in a bit of a scrap in the second game against Sudbury on the Sunday. With all of the built up frustration, I hit a guy and then he decided to give me a bit of a nudge. We said a few words to each other and then another Sudbury guy came in and pretty much jumped me. We had a pretty good fight and the second guy ended up getting suspended because he was the third man in.
The whole weekend was not a total loss. We all went to Albiani's cottage for a day on Saturday. It was nice and relaxing. We went tubing, swimming, did some fishing, made a fire, played horse shoes and his mom cooked us all supper. We also played Botchi. Locke and I where the champs at that!
When we got back the coach didn't make us practice on the following Monday, which is great, and it was back to normal on the Tuesday. The no wins haven't really set any of the guys back at all, yet.
That's it for now.
-Julain Talbot