Game time

June 29th

Beat Huntsville 4-3

JJ had 2 assists!

Nashville again and again...

Another hockey weekend in Nashville, TN! JJ is on spring break this week, so they were able to leave during the day for his first game Friday afternoon.

Friday, March 16th: Loss 1-4. Apparently, the game wasn't called even close to fair. JJ's team kept getting penalties for things that they didn't even do. The other team didn't get penalties that they should have gotten! This is just my opinion, but why do refs do that? It doesn't matter if their son or daughter, or nephew, or neighbor's uncle's son is on the team. Refs are called to be fair, nonjudgmental, and not biased against any team or favorable to any team.

Good news, though. Once again, JJ made both goals in the shootout! JJ, that's awesome!

Saturday, March 17th: Loss 2-6. JJ made a goal. Yay!

He also got in a fight with with two guys from the other team. Yep, two at once! They hit our goalie with their stick way after the whistle was blown. The result? Those kids got nailed by JJ, who took them on even though he was much smaller than they were. While Jeremy (and JJ's grandaddy!) are trying to teach JJ fairness in hockey, when to check and when not to, when to stand up for himself, don't start anything but defend yourself, things like that...still, we can't help but be proud that JJ stood up for his teammate like he did.

Saturday, March 17th: WIN 5-2 against Agame. JJ made a goal and had an assist!

Sunday, March 18th: WIN 4-1 against Agame. JJ made another goal!

Invite to Nashville games

JJ was invited to play on another team this weekend in Nashville. He did great! And, he's probably having fun there as well because they stayed at the Opryland Hotel. You know...that huge gigantic hotel where you can get lost just going from the check-in desk to your room! Jeremy's text said: "We're here and had at least a mile walk from the parking lot to our room".

They played one game on Friday, so JJ got a day out of school. They had games on Saturday and Sunday, as well as some skills competition. In the showdown, JJ was the only one to make both goals in a shootout competition. Way to go, JJ!!

Friday game: WIN, 5-4. JJ had one goal.

Saturday game: WIN, 6-2. JJ had two goals. This was against the Mid South Ice House!

Sunday games:
game 1: Lost 6-8. (Can't win them all) JJ did great, though. He had 3 goals and 3 assists.
game 2:  They played the same team that they lost against earlier today. This is the championship game for this tournament. At the end of the game, some of the kids got JJ against the boards, and he hit the boards fairly hard. He came home in pain as he was hurting pretty bad. Coaches?? Refs?? Parents of those kids who did this?? Just got to shake my head sometimes, but it's over with and JJ will be fine. I'm still proud of the way he played. Get 'em next time, JJ!!!

Playoffs!

Playoffs in Huntsville AL this weekend, and they

WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

JJ with the championship trophy!

Stats:

Saturday Feb 25:
Game 1 vs Kennesaw: Win, 5-0. JJ made 2 goals.
Game 2 vs A-Game: Win, 5-2. JJ had 1 goal and 1 assist.

Getting ready to play!

acting silly!

Face-off!

There goes the knee...a typical "JJ move"when a goal is made.

The playoff rink

'ok, what's the score now?'

Sunday Feb 26:
Game 1 vs Huntsville: Win 4-0. JJ had a really good check on another player twice his size!

"outta my way!"

The score is tied 2-2

They had to play overtime.

Championship game started at 11:05am. JJ made a goal and they all played well, but they had to play hard because the other team was good! They ended up winning 3-2 in overtime. Awesomeness!!

"Awesome! We won the championship!!!!!!"

Daddy and son

"I'm proud of you, big man!"

JJ, you had a great season of playing hockey! We're very proud of you. One day, when you're in the NHL and you're famous, go back and read this blog and remember how it all started.

Pictures of the celebration...

The final score in overtime!

Memphis Kings Squirt A Travel Team...

CHAMPIONS!

Nashville TN tournament

It's tournament time!

Game 1 on Saturday morning: win against A-Game 4-2. JJ had a goal and 2 assists. He was the #1 star in this game! Whoo-hoo!

He also got in a fight! A player on the other team hit JJ's teammate and checked JJ in the back. What did JJ do? Well, he turned right around and started hitting the other player in the face! JJ got the penalty. It seems that he started throwing words to the ref. Well, that's a surefire way to a penalty or get thrown out of the game. Yay JJ for not backing down with the other player, but watch out with those refs!

Game 2 on Saturday: lost to AA Knoxville 2-3. JJ had one goal. This was a new team to play for them, so losing by only one point is not bad. And, he made a goal, so that's good.

Game 1 on Sunday: lost to St Peter 1-7. Jeremy's text said "it's snowing like crazy".  (Updated note: There was an outbreak of some kind of illness throughout the tournament, and most of JJ's team became sick, including coaches and parents! The kids probably weren't feeling well, so that made a difference in how they played.)

Game 2 on Sunday: Win against the Jr Preds 7-3. JJ had 2 goals and 1 assist.

Two wins and two losses this weekend, but overall, JJ played well. Next weekend is playoff weekend in Huntsville!

A busy few weeks coming up

For the next several weeks, JJ will be Mr. Traveling Man. This weekend, it's off to Nashville TN, and then they're going to Alabama, and maybe even St. Louis MO. Get ready for some hockey!

Off to Huntsville!

JJ traveled to Huntsville this weekend for games. As usual, he played well. His team won all 4 of their games. Here's the breakdown...

Game 1 against Huntsville: win 5-0. JJ had 2 assists

Game 2 against Kennesaw: win 5-2. JJ had another 2 assists

Game 3 against Point Mallard: win 10-0. JJ scored 2 goals

Game 4 against A-Game: win 7-2. JJ scored 1 goal and had 2 assists!

Another great weekend of playing hockey!