Unlike the last couple of games, today the Generals showed up to play, and they played hard.
The Generals knew they would be in deep today against the Knights; we were down 3 players and 3 coaches, and 1 goalie. The Knights also seem to be strengthening as a unit late in the season and wouldn't go down without a fight.
Wow, the Generals did not disappoint! While we didn't have enough for 2 lines, Josh B rounded out the forwards so we didn't have to double-shift. But with only 3 defensemen, we had some pretty tired players by the end of the game.
One thing I've noticed about the Generals - we win as a team, lose as a team, and tie as a team. While some teams don't gel and wouldn't be able to pull off a game missing 4 teammates and 3 coaches, the short-handed Generals rallied from a 1 - 0 deficit to tie it up and hold the Knights off. This game was similar to the ones a few weeks ago - lots of passing, backchecking, setting up plays, etc.
A tale of two Joshes - Josh H scored the lone, unassisted goal for the Generals, by intercepting a pass from the Knights defense. Way to go Josh!
Also a big hats off to Josh B for stepping up to play forward today...no small feat for any defenseman, but when we are that short-handed it becomes a much bigger task.
Way to go goaltender Ethan - you did awesome!
Thanks to the stand-in coaches for helping out!
Next Saturday we play the Platers...this will be a really tough test for the Generals, but after seeing the level of play & energy today it seems like we are ready to take on the challenge!
Way to go Generals!