My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
I am so excited because the Canadians won 3-2 over the U.S.A. in overtime to win the Gold Medal in Vancouver. I compliment both goaltenders, Roberto Luongo for Canada and especially Ryan Miller for the U.S.A. Both of them had a phenomenal game. Ryan Miller was named the MVP of the tournament. Roberto Luongo played very well in the game also.
I congratulate Sidney Crosby for scoring the overtime goal giving Team Canada the Men's Olympic Hockey Gold Medal. Crosby nudged the puck to Jarome Iginla in the US corner. Iginla was checked into the boards and passed the puck one-handed out to Crosby who took a quick shot which went through the five hole of Ryan Miller.
Finland won the Bronze medal over Slovakia yesterday. Congratulations Finland!
We had to leave as soon as Crosby scored the goal because my brother and I had a hockey tournament to play in this afternoon. We were pretty pumped up when we got there...I scored a hat trick and also got three assists...including one to my brother who scored his first ever goal.
We had decorated the whole basement to give luck to Team Canada to get the gold. I guess it worked!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Canadian Hockey
My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
To start us off, I'd like to congratulate the Canadian women's hockey team for winning the Gold Medal in Vancouver. I hope the men can do the same thing!
The Canadian men have only lost one game, versus the U.S.A. Roberto Luongo has only let in three goals in these Olympics. They beat Russia 7-3 last night. Me and my Dad thought that Malkin and Olvechkin would play better than they did. Sorry, Uncle Chris...but Olvechkin wasn't very impressive last night!
I'd like to congratulate Jerome Iginla for being the only player (so far) to score a hat trick in these Olympics.
I'm looking forward to watching the games tomorrow...USA vs Finland and Canada vs Slovakia. I'm hoping that the US beats Finland and Canada beats Slovakia so that Canada can play the US for the Gold Medal. I hope that Roberto Luongo plays both games for Canada! He's been on fire!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
To start us off, I'd like to congratulate the Canadian women's hockey team for winning the Gold Medal in Vancouver. I hope the men can do the same thing!
The Canadian men have only lost one game, versus the U.S.A. Roberto Luongo has only let in three goals in these Olympics. They beat Russia 7-3 last night. Me and my Dad thought that Malkin and Olvechkin would play better than they did. Sorry, Uncle Chris...but Olvechkin wasn't very impressive last night!
I'd like to congratulate Jerome Iginla for being the only player (so far) to score a hat trick in these Olympics.
I'm looking forward to watching the games tomorrow...USA vs Finland and Canada vs Slovakia. I'm hoping that the US beats Finland and Canada beats Slovakia so that Canada can play the US for the Gold Medal. I hope that Roberto Luongo plays both games for Canada! He's been on fire!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Team Canada Defencemen
My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
My favorite defenceman for Team Canada is Duncan Keith. I like him because he's a good player and he plays for the Blackhawks. He's been doing pretty well this season. I think that he'll play well with Brent Seabrook since they both play for the Blackhawks. I'd like to see them be a pair.
Scott Niedermayer is on defence and is also the Captain for Team Canada. I'd like to see him playing with Chris Pronger. I'm really excited about Dan Boyle, who plays for San Jose.
I am surprised that Brad Richards didn't make Team Canada. He's having a great year with Tampa Bay.
I'll write next time about the Forwards on Team Canada.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
My favorite defenceman for Team Canada is Duncan Keith. I like him because he's a good player and he plays for the Blackhawks. He's been doing pretty well this season. I think that he'll play well with Brent Seabrook since they both play for the Blackhawks. I'd like to see them be a pair.
Scott Niedermayer is on defence and is also the Captain for Team Canada. I'd like to see him playing with Chris Pronger. I'm really excited about Dan Boyle, who plays for San Jose.
I am surprised that Brad Richards didn't make Team Canada. He's having a great year with Tampa Bay.
I'll write next time about the Forwards on Team Canada.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Monday, February 1, 2010
Trades
My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
The Leafs traded with the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Stajan, Hagman, White & Mayers went to Calgary for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and Keith Aulie. They also traded Blake and Toskala to Anaheim for J.S. Giguere.
This is kind of funny. Giguere used to play for the Flames. I wonder if they'll make any more trades this season. I like these trades alot. Phaneuf is an amazing star defenceman. I can't wait to see him in a Leafs' jersey. Both Phaneuf and Giguere made the Hockey Superstars 2008 book, which is a book that I buy every year at my school's Scholastic Book Fair. I really hope they don't trade Primeau or Kessel!
I hope these trades help the Leafs make the playoffs!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
The Leafs traded with the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Stajan, Hagman, White & Mayers went to Calgary for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and Keith Aulie. They also traded Blake and Toskala to Anaheim for J.S. Giguere.
This is kind of funny. Giguere used to play for the Flames. I wonder if they'll make any more trades this season. I like these trades alot. Phaneuf is an amazing star defenceman. I can't wait to see him in a Leafs' jersey. Both Phaneuf and Giguere made the Hockey Superstars 2008 book, which is a book that I buy every year at my school's Scholastic Book Fair. I really hope they don't trade Primeau or Kessel!
I hope these trades help the Leafs make the playoffs!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Monday, January 25, 2010
Winter Olympics are coming up!
My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
The winter olympics are a couple of weeks away...Vancouver 2010. I can't wait to see the new Team Canada. Today I want to talk about the goaltenders...Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo and Marc-Andre Fleury. I want Roberto Luongo to be the main goaltender because he plays for the Canucks. He'll be the home town 'favourite'.
This weekend, I actually got to play goalie at hockey practice for the first time. Here's a picture:
It was a very fun experience and I actually got a shutout in the scrimmage. It was hard at first, but I figured out pretty fast how to skate with the big pads on. I should get a chance to play at least one more time before the end of the season.
Check back next week here in the Neutral Zone because I'll have a recap of the game this coming weekend...it's at an outdoor rink!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
The winter olympics are a couple of weeks away...Vancouver 2010. I can't wait to see the new Team Canada. Today I want to talk about the goaltenders...Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo and Marc-Andre Fleury. I want Roberto Luongo to be the main goaltender because he plays for the Canucks. He'll be the home town 'favourite'.
This weekend, I actually got to play goalie at hockey practice for the first time. Here's a picture:
It was a very fun experience and I actually got a shutout in the scrimmage. It was hard at first, but I figured out pretty fast how to skate with the big pads on. I should get a chance to play at least one more time before the end of the season.
Check back next week here in the Neutral Zone because I'll have a recap of the game this coming weekend...it's at an outdoor rink!
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Yesterday's Game
My name is Ryan. I am 8 years old and I love hockey.
Yesterday I played a game against the Woodland Park Huskies. I scored a hat trick! Here's what happened...
On my second shift of the game, one of my teammates cleared the puck down the ice. Their defencemen were down in our end so I took off after the puck. It bounced off the boards behind the net and came right out in front of the net. I took a quick shot and put it in the corner of the net. The goaltender didn't know where the puck was. My other two goals were in the shootout. The final score was 2-1 Falcons over the Huskies. It was actually tied 1-1 for most of the game but one of my teammates scored with only 46 seconds left in the game.
My Dad Tivo'ed the Penguins/Leafs game for me last night and I'm going to watch it today. Dad won't tell me what the score was!
Congratulations to the US on winning the World Junior Hockey Championships last week. Jordan Eberle scored two goals in the third period to tie the game up 5-5 when it was looking like the US was going to win easily. John Carlson scored in overtime for the US to give them the 6-5 victory.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Yesterday I played a game against the Woodland Park Huskies. I scored a hat trick! Here's what happened...
On my second shift of the game, one of my teammates cleared the puck down the ice. Their defencemen were down in our end so I took off after the puck. It bounced off the boards behind the net and came right out in front of the net. I took a quick shot and put it in the corner of the net. The goaltender didn't know where the puck was. My other two goals were in the shootout. The final score was 2-1 Falcons over the Huskies. It was actually tied 1-1 for most of the game but one of my teammates scored with only 46 seconds left in the game.
My Dad Tivo'ed the Penguins/Leafs game for me last night and I'm going to watch it today. Dad won't tell me what the score was!
Congratulations to the US on winning the World Junior Hockey Championships last week. Jordan Eberle scored two goals in the third period to tie the game up 5-5 when it was looking like the US was going to win easily. John Carlson scored in overtime for the US to give them the 6-5 victory.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
Monday, January 4, 2010
Canada vs. USA
My name is Ryan. I'm 8 years old and I love hockey!
I can't wait until tomorrow night to see the Canada versus USA Gold Medal game. The US beat Sweden 5-2 last night. Yesterday afternoon, Canada beat Switzerland 6-1 to also move into the Gold Medal round. The last time these two teams met, on New Years Eve, Canada won in a shootout 5-4.
The last time these teams met in the final round was in 2004, when the U.S. won to claim their first World Junior Hockey championship. Canada has won the last five World Junior Hockey Championships and I'd love to see them win a sixth!
On another subject, the Maple Leafs' Wayne Primeau was injured on Saturday night in a bad 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. I have a funny connection to Wayne...he is the cousin of my parents' friend Sherri. Sherri's husband, Lou, used to coach for the Brampton Batallion. Have you heard of Jason Spezza? Lou coached him with Brampton. My mom got an autograph from Jason Spezza years ago when he was with Brampton and she sang the National Anthems at a game. I'll write more about this later.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
I can't wait until tomorrow night to see the Canada versus USA Gold Medal game. The US beat Sweden 5-2 last night. Yesterday afternoon, Canada beat Switzerland 6-1 to also move into the Gold Medal round. The last time these two teams met, on New Years Eve, Canada won in a shootout 5-4.
The last time these teams met in the final round was in 2004, when the U.S. won to claim their first World Junior Hockey championship. Canada has won the last five World Junior Hockey Championships and I'd love to see them win a sixth!
On another subject, the Maple Leafs' Wayne Primeau was injured on Saturday night in a bad 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. I have a funny connection to Wayne...he is the cousin of my parents' friend Sherri. Sherri's husband, Lou, used to coach for the Brampton Batallion. Have you heard of Jason Spezza? Lou coached him with Brampton. My mom got an autograph from Jason Spezza years ago when he was with Brampton and she sang the National Anthems at a game. I'll write more about this later.
Talk to you next time here in the Neutral Zone!
Ryan
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