Well after losing 7 games in a row, the Whalers beat the Saginaw Spirit 4-2 this afternoon. The first period wasn't so great and sloppy and Saginaw outshot the Whalers by a lot and were winning 1-0. It wasn't looking so good. The Whalers picked it up in the second and third periods. Saginaw's goalie was pretty shaky and let some easy goals in but we will take them.
It was really strange seeing Nick Malysa play forward, I think because Rickard Rakell and Ryan Hartman are away at the World Juniors. Nick did pretty good and he almost scored. For his first shift, we were saying "What is he doing over there by the net?" because we didn't know he was playing forward.
Tom Wilson had one goal and one assist and I give him the Whalertown player of the game. Wilson should be playing for Canada in the World Juniors but he got cut so that is ok because he can help the Whalers win games while the World Juniors are going on. I told my dad that the best line tonight was Wilson, Mistele and Payne and he said "yep".
Allison Schmitt who won three gold medals in swimming in the London Olympics was at the game and she did the puck drop and she was signing autographs between periods and there was a real long line so that was cool.
I have to miss Saturday's game against London because I have a family thing to do. Oh well, I will check out the game on my ipod at my family party. I don't like missing games and think this will only be the second one I miss this year so far.
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