2010 Hockey Season Begins!

Where have you been?

09.08-09 WCHA Meetings
09.11 Boys HS at New Hope
09.17 -19 ADM for USA Hockey at the Super Rink
09.18 helping Eddie teach the NCHA / MIAC seminar at Augsburg
09.18 Junior game for Scotty at Edina
09.19 Women's League for Sue Ring Jarvi at VMIA
09.25 teaching the USA Hockey seminar in Monticello
09.25 Boys HS at Plymouth
09.26 WCHA U of MN vs. Manitoba with Evonne, Sara and Jerilyn http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1011/gamesheet/wminmtb1.s26

...and that is just September!

Last week in January... Cory's Birthday!

Mon 01.25.10 Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/

Fitness Yoga at Lifetime in Champlin; thanks Darren for hooking me up with the pass. The athletes get paid as this is their job, but for the officials, we have "real jobs" and for training it's all out of pocket expense. Every little bit helps!

Wed 01.27.10

Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/

Kelli takes her first digger on the treadmill...

I got home and it was pretty cold (52 degrees) in the house; our furnace is broken. Thank you sooo much for Jake and Dad coming over to help out! We took a trip to wally world and Cory and I are now the proud owners of 4 space heaters. Thurs 01.28.10 CORY'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Out to dinner at Outback with Nancy and Bernie to celebrate!

Fri 01.29.10

After work: pick up Aunt Candy at home and drive to Davenport, IA. Joy and Roger were good enough to stay up late and wait for our arrival and let us crash for the night.

Sat 01.30.10 Candy and I got a short visit in with family: Al, Betty, Joy, Roger, Tyler and Rachel.

Junior hockey game: Quad City Flames (6) vs. Chicago Force (5) in Davenport... OT and 9 person shoot out with Steve and Chason

Highlight of the game: Coach McDermott from Quad City wanted to know if it was my first junior game because he didn't agree when I tossed his center out of a face off in their defensive zone, while they were short-handed, for slashing another kid twice and spitting in my face (figuratively speaking). I told him not to worry about it that I have done plenty of games on the lines to which he sarcastically said well, then that answers the question, it must be your first junior game, and then proudly announced to his players "hey boys, it's her first junior game". I asked the player closest to me on the bench as I was trying not to laugh, "so he yells a lot", to which he said "at least he is not yelling at us". I talked to him in the hallway after the game, he was a coach a few years back for the MJHL and I had I worked his tryout camp over a long weekend, when Chris Blasius was scouting for him. I am pretty sure I confused as I had no league crest, changed my name, had a pony tail, he didn't like me tossing his center or he could have been just trying to work the new guy? It is fun sometimes when no one knows who you are:)

http://quadcityjrflames.pointstreaksites.com/view/quadcityjrflames/flames-press/news_10010

http://cshlquadcity.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1036082

Candy and I drove home after the game; got to bed around 5am and set the alarm for 9am for Sunday's games...

Sun 01.31.10

2 District 5 bantam games in Hutchinson working with Michael and R.J. - they both did a great job! Thank you to Mike Mooney, Jeff (and Darren too) and all of District 5 for the best card ever and the generous gift!

http://district5.pucksystems2.com/

NOTE: hit the counter on the car when I left work on Friday night and took note on Sunday pulling into the garage; put 998 miles on the car this weekend.

New Years Week-end!

Monday 12.28 back to work while everyone at my house was all snuggled in bed (Ava and Katie slept over night)
Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/
Tuesday 12.29 HS Varsity Tourney at Bremar with Candance and Shelby (Shelby's first year officiating HS hockey and she did a great job!)
17.00 Game #1: Lakeville South vs. Grand Rapids (I can't tell you what we found on the ice!)
19.00 Game #2: Irondale (3) vs. Edina (2) great game
Wednesday 12.30 Plyos with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/
Went to watch Erin, Laura and Lish work the USA (1) vs. Canada (2) game at the Excel Center
I got to play with Maggie and meet Connor (Lisa and Brad's kids)! Did you know that the mascots (Goldie and Bucky) sleep under the rink?
Thursday 12.31 New Years Eve at Troy and Stacie's house!
Saturday 1.2 College Tourney at St. Cloud
http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0910/boxes/wprvstc1.j02
15.00 game: St. Cloud (4) vs. Providence (4) OT and shootout with Dan, Shawn and Ashley
...off to Little Falls for Juniors at 19.00 MJHL: Aces (2) vs. Lumberjacks (Granite City) (5) with Bobby and Dokken
http://www.mnjhl.com/game/show/13032
Sunday 1.3 College Tourney at St. Cloud
12.00 game: MN State (aka: Mankato) (0) vs. Providence (2) with Evonne, Dan and Ashley
http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0910/boxes/wmnsprv1.j03

It's a Junior hockey weekend!

Tuesday 12.15 District 5 USA Hockey Btm A game at Mound with BJ and Tony
Wednesday 12.16 Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/
Friday 12. 18 Junior game in Little Falls; Aces (4) vs. Crusaders (3) with Missling and Dokken. We FINALLY had a fight and I had blood on my hands; literally:)
Saturday 12. 19 Junior game in Maple Grove: Knights (5) vs. Wildcats (1) (Cal is still on the bench) with Missling, Stodgell and Labuda supervising us. The whole gang was there to support me... I think that I may have had more fans in the rink than both teams! Rachel, Roger, Trent, Evelyn, Mom, Dad, Katie, Ava and even Cory came to watch.
Sunday 12. 20 Junior game in Hudson; Crusaders (3) vs. Mustangs (4) (the team is from Spooner, they don't call them the Knights anymore, but Donny is still on the bench) with Leah, Sam and Labuda supervising us. This is the first time that I have worked a Junior game with another female official or with any other female on the ice!
http://www.mnjhl.com/
... I am pretty sure my pinky on my left hand is BROKEN as it is the size of my index finger.

Junior Hockey:)

11.16.09 Monday - Treadmill with Eric and etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/

11.17.09 Tuesday - HS Hockey - Spring Lake Park vs. Prior Lake at Fogerty with Michael

11.20.09 Friday - NCHA - Eau Claire (3) vs. Adrian College (6) 7pm; working with Michael and Rob
http://www.uwecblugolds.com/?view=schedule&sport=whky

Came home to hang out with Sjoukje! She is in Blaine coaching a U10 team and the U14 team!

11/21/09 Saturday - CSHL - Dubuque Thunderbirds (IA) vs. Motor City Chiefs (MI) (Junior A - Tier III) 7pm Working the game with Chris and Brandon

So here is the real, behind the scenes deal...

Mom, Dad, Katie (sister) and Ava (niece) pick me up Saturday 8:30 am and we are off to Iowa. We stop a few times along the way, check into the hotel and meet up with Joy and Roger to get something to eat. I get dropped off at the rink and they go back so Ava can swim in the pool; then they come and watch the game. Fun? Are you kidding me? This is Junior hockey! Oh yea, and I called the too many men penalty:) Sunday morning I hit the pool with Ava and Dad and we stop by Mason City on the way home to have eats with Sandy. What a packed two days!
http://cshldubuque.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1035961