What an incredible day of Ball Hockey...

As this tournament progresses, the teams get better, the competition is more intense, and the importance of each and every game is magnified. Team MB's game was so incredibly exciting, it was hard to stay in our seats. The refereeing was questionable at times (and I'm being conservative) as Manitoba spent the majority of the game on the penalty kill....but the boys killed off penalty after penalty and Scott Cameron's goaltending was absolutely phenomenal.

The young guns were blazing beating their checks one-on-one and running down icing calls...it was incredible to watch the effort and the euphoria of the post-game celebrations.

The games will not get any easier from here on in, especially after the results of Wednesday night's games in the other division.

The infamous Red Lite were upset by Mississauga Hawks 4-3. What we noticed about that game was the difference in reffing -- a lot of rough play, lots of stick work -- it's almost as the game speeds up to another gear more and more calls are missed. There were some potentially dangerous plays along the boards that were considered incidental contact -- shocking!! Goaltending was great...it was really an awesome game and one that I thought would be the best of the night, until....

...we walked over to the other surface to watch the Midnite Express/Falcon Machine game. Wow! The place was JAMMED pack....people crowded 2 lines deep along the glass to get a chance to witnesses some of Canada's top ball hockey talent. What incredible moves, some absolutely beautiful goals (one of which was a Zhamnov drag), and some stellar goaltending. Both teams were so incredibly fast, it made you wish there were more people there to witness the speed and the talent. Final score: Falcon Machine 3 Midnite Express 2.

That's it for last night's recaps -- gotta remember to bring a sweater next time. CTO practices today at Planet Ice @ 1pm -- first time we get to hit the "slippery" floor.

catcha later.