Friday Night Hockey!

Linda and I returned to the 95KGGO Arena to see the Des Moines Buccaneers try to remain undefeated on their home ice. The Western Division leading Buccaneers were visited by the Eastern Division leaders, the Waterloo Black Hawks.

The game started with both teams making good defensive plays mostly around the blue lines but neither was mounting a serious attack until about half way through the first period. The Bucs got on the board first and were never behind. By the end of the second period, it was tied at four. The Bucs added two more goals in the third and won 6-4.

An added treat for me was that, among the sellout crowd, were Bill and his daugther and Joel and his date, Marlene. I actually got a photo of Joel and Marlene along the glass.

As I become more familiar with the players, I'm beginning to recognize some of the names and where they're going to be going for their college careers. Last night, the program highlighted defenseman Jeff Petry from Farmington Hills, Michigan. He's committed to play at Michigan State and was the drafted by Edmonton forty-fifth overall in the NHL draft. As the game went on, it was fun to watch Petry play; he even scored on a shot from the blue line through a swirling mass of Bucs and Hawks.