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Hey,
Nationals start this weekend. The draw for the weekend is here:
http://www.dunedinicehockey.hellyer.kiwi/docum … draw07.pdf
Going to be plenty of good hockey on this weekend, and next weekend, so try and get down there and watch it.
Anyone got any picks as to how the teams will go?
Played in a bit of a game against the Southern Women last night, they’re looking pretty good. Got some nice systems and good passing in the neutral zone. About half-a-dozen NZ reps in the squad hope they go well.
SNC I really have no idea what level we’ll be playing against. Given that I’ve never met half the people in our team, I don’t know what level we’ll be playing at either!
Peewees should be fairly competitive I think, there’s a bunch of good players in the squad, not sure how they went last year.
Midgets I don’t know at all.
Juniors got absolutely flattened by the Auckland juniors last year, but more because the Auckland juniors were incredibly drilled and coached (several time a week for several months), more than the southern juniors being bad. Some good players in the southern juniors, hope they compete well this year.
Peewees, midgets and juniors are this Friday – Sunday. Women and SNC next weekend.
(Midgets I don’t know at all.)
We have a good team this year and just finnished a 3 day camp working on our systems and also were privileged to have Jeff Bonazo (ice blacks coach) for 3 ice sessions and 2 classroom sessions.
"Hockeyboy19":3pyi2489 wrote:(Midgets I don’t know at all.)We have a good team this year and just finnished a 3 day camp working on our systems and also were privileged to have Jeff Bonazo (ice blacks coach) for 3 ice sessions and 2 classroom sessions.
[/quote:3pyi2489]Yeah, damn straight that’s a good team. Auckland midgets beat up on Canterbury earlier in the day, and you finished up 2-2 with them. Keep it up guys.
I didn’t see the last game – Southern Juniors vs Auckland Juniors, but here’s a brief rundown of day 1:
Canterbury vs Auckland Peewees – Canterbury racked this up 11-1 it finished up. Auckland were by no means that bad, Canterbury just had a good defence and a good goalie and good goalscoring. Check out canty #s 7 and 11 – they got a bunch of goals. Good game – I got to ref it, and only called two penalties.
Canterbury vs Auckland Midgets – Canterbury were OK, but Auckland midgets were really impressive. There’s a guy on there playing 4th line for Botany Swarm National League team, which isn’t bad at 15! Showed it on the ice too, cutting right through the middle of the Canterbury defense. Some of the Auckland guys hit really hard too, two Canterbury guys got injured from legal, hard hits. I think Auckland ended up 6-2 or something.
Canterbury vs Auckland Juniors – This was a really good game. It finished up 2-2, fast, exciting. I thought Canterbury were going to get it – they had at least one Red Devil out there – Heyd (he murdered a 3/4 open shot at net, and got shut down on a big breakaway), but it finished up tied.
Southern vs Canterbury Peewees – first up for the Southern, the peewees. Heaps of Dunedin kids in the team. They were 2-0 up at the end of the first, and playing well, but they let Canterbury back in it and didn’t go to the net for rebounds, and spent too much time watching the puck instead of chasing it. 6-4 to Canterbury it finished up, but the guys played a good game, and should go well against Auckland tomorrow.
Southern vs Auckland Midgets – This was another good game. 2-2 near the end, and Auckland had a big shot on the net and hit the posts! Plenty of feeling, can’t remember the details.
Southern vs Auckland Juniors – was 5 minutes in when I had to leave, Southern were 1 down, but looking OK.
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