Yesterday I played hockey twice... At noon I had a game with my Vintage League. A bunch of the old retired guys that usually play are away on holidays, mostly to Mexico, at this time of year. So we only had ten skaters per side, plus the goalies. It was a great time and I really enjoyed it. My Red squad won both games... 5-1 and 9-3.
In the afternoon I had a bit of a nap... then in the early evening I watched the first two periods of the Edmonton Oilers hockey game against the Ottawa Senators. They played terribly and blew the lead a couple of times, though they did eventually win the game in overtime.
Then later still I headed over to the Argyll Arena for another hockey game, this time with my Renegades team. This was the last game of the regular season, against a team called the Boomsticks. We've defeated these guys in the past by this was not our night and we ended up losing by a score of 8-2. We finished the regular season in 5th place and the playoffs start on the weekend.
In between I hung all my gear up on a drying rack, hoping to air it out and let it dry off before having to drag it to another rink and wear it again. There's nothing worse than putting on wet gear...!
Today I drove out to Nordegg. I slept in a bit after being up late from all the hockey. After making a stop in Rocky Mountain House for some groceries I arrived at the cottage around 4:00. I will play hockey one more time, this time on the ODR (outdoor rink) later tonight. It's much warmer out here in the mountains than it was back in the city. The daytime high temperature peaked at around +6C, while back in the city it only made it up to -9C. I'll be hanging around out at the cottage for a few days, and will play hockey again on Saturday. Then, when I return to the city there are yet more games with my Vintage League... every Tuesday until the end of the month, and then every Thursday until the end of June. And there will be some playoff games to be played with the Renegades as well.
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