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Went out and played hockey this evening. I had planned to show up and buy a new jock/cup, but the store closed roughly an hour early. So I started plotting to go out to dinner instead. I value my gonads more than I wanted to play hockey, so I figured I was out for the night, but the coach had one he bought and didn't want nor like nor use, and had washed it, so he gave it to me (for good) and I got to play.

I've been playing on the White team, as opposed to the Black team. We're supposedly looking for names for the team, so I suggested that we should be, respectively, the Supremacy and the Power. I get the feeling they'll say no on racial grounds.

I didn't have my usual Oleg Tverdovsky #10 jersey from his days with the Soviet Wings, so I wore my Stars jersey with no name or number on it. My previous line had been split up from last season, so I was assigned to be on a line with the two players wearing Suomi jerseys (Finnish national team), which amused me because we were all wearing jerseys that were worn by a lot of Finns.

We actually played like a team, and even though we got shut out 2-0 due to failing to take advantage of some opportunities, we definitely played well and could have taken advantage of some things we didn't. Our goalie made a few big mistakes too, and they managed to capitalize on that.

As for me, I know a few mistakes I made that could easily have been avoided. I positioned myself poorly a few times, I failed to break diagonally on a couple opportunities, and I played too close to the boards on approach once or twice. I also suffered from an uncalled hooking on a breakaway, which ended with my right wrist being pulled behind me by a high stick, and as a result instead of making a proper approach I had to chase the puck to the boards where they never should have ended up. That should have been a penalty shot, but there's nothing I can do by complaining.

My old season in Euless ended, so I'll be switching back to my old team in Grapevine. They're moving back to D-league from Tier III (C), which is good because we no longer have the players that forced our move from D to C. They don't start until the end of the month, so hopefully it won't be until I return from my trip. If I miss the first game, I'm ok with that, since the trip is more important than a single recreational hockey game.

We went out to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings, and enjoyed cheering for the Red Sox. We're no Red Sox fans, but we can't stand the Angels. Amy discovered she definitely likes Carribean Jerk sauce. After the Red Sox beat the Angels, we sat around talking hockey and fantasy football while waiting for a check. It turned out that the credit card machine had been down, and they finally got it working just as we were about to pay. We stopped off for a few things at Mega Lo Mart on the way home.