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Plymouth Whaler shootout win in the cold

 

 

 

The Plymouth Whalers were playing at Comerica Park a few days ago. They were playing in the Winter Classic Festival. The Windsor Spitfires and the Saginaw Spirit were playing in the game just before and I saw both games. You should know who I was rooting for in the first game, the Spirit because they are close to us and I do not like the Windsor Spitfires because they are rivals with the Whalers. But anyway the festival had lots of booths with hockey stuff and trophies from the NHL and OHL. They also had a fan zone where they had street hockey, skating on synthetic ice, big slides, food, bands and more.

Before the Whalers game, we were waiting by the dugout so we could clap for the Whalers when they came out. After that, we went back to our seats and I put my program on the chair next to the seat and a lady came up and asked if she could see the program and I said "Yes" and then she said "Who is your favorite player?" I said "Ryan Hartman" and she said "Oh, then you are a Whalers fan". I said "Yes, we are season ticket holders". She was really nice and asked me who was my favorite OHL player of all time I said "Tyler Seguin". She said her son worked out with him at his gym. Then she said her son is a rookie on the London  Knights who the Whalers were playing. She said her son was Santino Centorame and was #88 so we talked about Santino for a little while. Then she asked me about my hockey team and what position I play. She was a nice lady so me and my dad said "Good luck to Santino on his hockey career." I thought that was pretty cool so I put up Santino's picture here and we were watching him during the game.

Now onto the game. There were no goals until the third period when the Whalers scored a goal from the point by Mathieu Henderson. It was a nice pretty goal and I think the goalie was looking the other way. Then the Knights came back and scored on a power player when Mitch Jones took a interference penalty. The game went to overtime and it was very slow for the Whalers but we got through it. Then came the shootout. Connor Chatham was first for the Whalers but he missed and London scored the next time. Then Zach Lorentz scored and London scored too but then Francesco Vilardi scored so when Alex Nedeljkovic stopped the Knights last shot, we won!

It was really cold for the game and it was raining too but it was a good time. Me and my brother Alex even got in a picture in the Detroit News where we are congratulating the Whalers at the dugout after the game. It is the last picture here and Alex is in the pink jersey and I am next to him in black and next to me is a guy in blue.

Go Whalers!

Hounds come out in front of the Whalers

The Plymouth Whalers were playing the Soo Greyhounds on Friday and the Hounds are pretty good and better than the Whalers but just by a little. In other news about the Whalers, Ryan Hartman came back but might be a little bad on his skate edges because he fell a few times but hopefully he can get the team fired up.

The Soo came out in front real early on a goal it just went past our goalie Ned which is his nickname. The Hounds scored again but then the Whalers scored one and it was 2-1 after the first period. The second period was the worst because the Soo scored again but in the third period we came out and scored early to make it 3-2 but then the Soo scored and then we scored and it was back to back. That was the game so the Soo won 4-3.

I don't know if the Whalers will go to the playoffs this year with this losing streak they have but I hope they do because the Whalers have a record for the most years making the playoffs in a row in all of sports.

Thanks for reading.

Whaler Wednesday

 

I saw the Whalers play the Owen Sound Attack Wednesday and the Whalers lost 3-1. I think we might have lost because we did not have two of our best players, Ryan Hartman and Alex Peters. Ryan is a good forward and might be the best player on the team. I think I saw a brace on his arm when I saw him at the rink last week. I also saw Alex walking around crutches so hopefully they will both be back soon!

But now on to the game. Owen Sound came out quick and they scored after like 15 seconds and then they scored again. A little later we scored and going in to the second period it was 2-1 Owen Sound. Then a little bit into the 3rd period, the Attack scored. I said to my dad if the Whalers want to get back into this game they should bring it the puck to the point to Gianluca Curcuruto who is a really good defenseman who has a good shot. With around 2:00 left in the game they pulled the goalie Zack Bowman who came in for Ned who started. The Whalers tried to score a lot but they did not and I saw an Attack player winding up and take a shot and it hit the post. I was kind of happy because I did not want this game to go to bad, like 4-1 or something but it did not.

Well maybe tonight we can get a win at home against Oshawa and we are going.

Thanks for reading!

Ryan Hartman signs with the Black Hawks!

Hooray for Ryan!

My favorite player!

Two Whaler games

Like my picture in my uniform? I took it myself. I have 9 goals and 3 assists in 6 games and am the leading scorer on my team which is Mission and the #3 scorer in the league. We are 2-4 so we have to pick it up.

I saw two Whaler games over the weekend. They didn't play so good Friday against Owen Sound. The Owen Sound players are pretty big but Carter Sandlak was battling and fighting them. I am liking him.

Saturday, the Whalers played better against Sarnia. The game-winning goal at the end by Zach Lorentz was great. It was right by us and he shot it with his back to the net. Compuware Arena got really loud after that.

Saturday was Pink Out day and my mom wore our pink Stefan Noesen jersey. A lot of people were wearing their pink jerseys. It's cool when my mom comes and she comes a couple of times a year. My Uncle Mike and Aunt Kristen came too.  My mom took me to the Whalers Pink Out dinner a few days before the game and I met a lot of the new players and got my picture taken with them. Matt Mistele asked me who my favorite player was and I said Ryan Hartman and Matt said "He is my favorite too." That's cool. It was a good time. Maybe I will post some pictures.

Whalers win exciting game in overtime

The Whalers won an exciting game in overtime Saturday against Saginaw 4-3. Zach Lorentz was at the side of the net and batted a puck out of the air into the net to win the game.

There are so many new players we are having a hard time figuring out who is who. Zach Lorentz looks solid on defense. Francesco Vilardi is small but he hustles and looks like he can be a goal scorer. Carter Sandlak plays a pretty tough game like Jamie Devane did. The other guys, I am still learning how they play. I never saw so many new guys.

Ryan Hartman is still around and that is cool and he got two goals Saturday. Ryan is always good.

I hope the new guys can step up and learn how to play together or else we might not make the playoffs. Next week at autograph night, I can see the new Whalers close up so I can start getting to know them. My dad was joking that they are going to have to get to know me because I am always around.

I will root for the Whalers always and it doesn't matter how they are doing if they are trying hard.

The Black Hawks draft Ryan Hartman

Hooray for Ryan!

I wish it was the Red Wings though.

I know Ryan is from Illinois so I bet he is glad to be drafted by the Black Hawks.

I hope Ryan is with the Whalers for at least one more year though.

Can't win 'em all I guess

                                                                               

But I wish they could.

Oh well, the Whalers lost their first game of the playoffs to Owen Sound 3-1 today. It started out pretty good when Ryan Hartman scored. The rest of the game the Whalers had some good chances but just couldn't get the puck in the net. Then the Attack scored 3 goals and it was all over. The Whalers still played pretty decent and still outshot the Attack. I give Ryan Hartman the Whaler Town player of the game.

We noticed that the Whalers were doing their penalty kill a little different as Stefan Noesen was heavily pressuring and harassing the point. Usually, the Whalers mostly back in on the penalty kill but we like this way better as Owen Sound was having problems passing the puck back to the point and this was messing them up.

Games 3 and 4 are during the week at Owen Sound. Game 5 is at Compuware Arena but I have to miss because my tournament is that night and all weekend. Oh well. Here is a picture of my team Alkali Arsenal in action. I am second from the left in the white helmet. Will be thinking about the Whalers when I am playing.

Go Whalers!

Whalers wreck the Spitfires

The Whalers beat the Windsor Spitfires 9-1 at Compuware Arena yesterday. Both Rickard Rakell and Cody Payne got hat tricks.

Windsor is probably the worst team I have seen all year and probably worse than Ottawa. They couldn't do anything. I don't know how they won 23 games. This one guy was sitting next to us and said after the first few minutes  "Windsor is terrible and can't even get the puck out of their own end. This game might end 9-0. How did they get so terrible?" The only good player for them was Alex Aleardi and he scored their only goal. I feel bad for Alex who has to end his career with this team and won't get to play in the playoffs.

There was one strange play. Ryan Hartman did a wrap around and kind of shot it at the corner of the net and nobody saw the puck and the refs blew the whistle and signaled "no goal". Then when the Windsor goalie got up, he reached into a side of the net and pulled the puck out of the net and gave it to the ref. Then we all started screaming "Hey he pulled the puck out of the net! That is a goal!". Then they reviewed it on the replay and then they signaled that it was a goal so that was cool.

I give Rickard Rakell the Whaler Town player of the game.

The Whalers play the Sarnia Sting tonight but I can't go because I have a practice for my new travel tournament team so that will be fun.

Go Whalers!  

Ryan Hartman gets a hat trick as the Whalers roll past Erie

Pretty good game yesterday when the Whalers beat the Erie Otters 4-3 in overtime.

Erie was a lot better than Brampton who the Whalers played Friday even though Brampton has a better record. The first two periods were about even as the Whalers were outshooting Erie but Erie was winning 3-2. Then the Whalers tied it up on Cody Payne's goal when he was skating in on right wing, got a pass and shot it in.

In overtime, Ryan Hartman took a long shot from almost the top of the circle and the Erie goalie got his glove on it but it flipped out and rolled in the net and Whalers won. Ryan had three goals in the game so I give him the Whaler Town player of the game. Trochek was playing on his line and got three assists. Both of those guys really irritate the other team and when they are on together, that is great. When Trochek was on Saginaw, I did not like him because of that but it is good now.

Connor Sills got into a long rough fight with Connor Crisp in the first period and he never came back. My brother said he saw him with an ice pack on his face and shoulder so I hope he is ok.

The Whalers are really coming on now.

I didn't like the last trade but I liked this one!

The Whalers got Vincent Trocheck from Saginaw for Zach Bratina and some draft picks.

This is a good trade because Trocheck is pretty good and scores a lot of goals and he always seems to play well when we saw him with Saginaw. He would make me mad though when he played for Saginaw against the Whalers because he talks a lot on the ice and he is kind of a pest like Ryan Hartman but if he does that for us, that is great.

Also I see that he played midget hockey for Little Caesars which is cool because Little Caesars is one of the best lower junior teams in our area and some kids on my team also play on Little Caesars. Trocheck also was on the U.S. Juniors team with Ryan Hartman that won the gold medal a few weeks ago.

I can't wait to see Vincent Trocheck this Friday and Saturday. I will standing by the tunnel for hand-slaps.

U.S. wins the gold medal!

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Ryan Hartman and J.T. Miller!

There were a lot of USA jerseys at the Whalers game yesterday.

I would wear one tonight to the game but I don't have one. Maybe I can get one.

The U.S. goes for gold tomorrow!

Two of them are Whalers! Ryan Hartman #21 and J.T. Miller #10 (last year).

I thought I would throw in a picture of me with Ryan Hartman who is second from the left. He doesn't have pink hair anymore though.

Go USA!

Ryan Hartman (US) v Rickard Rakell (Sweden) in the finals!

The US is playing Sweden in the World Juniors Finals!

Hartman v Rakell. Either way, the Whalers win!

I am rooting for the US but if Sweden wins that will be cool too.

I have a hockey card of Rakell holding up the trophy when Sweden won it last year and I had Rickard sign it and it is cool.

Ryan Hartman scores for the U.S. against Germany!

Ryan just scored against Germany to make it 6-0.

Yes!

I am leaving for the Whalers matinee game today in an hour so Ryan won't be there but I am glad he is scoring for the U.S.

Go U.S.!

Hey did you hear?

Hey did you here that Rickard Rakell, Tom Wilson, Stefan Noesen and Ryan Hartman are all maybe going to play in the World Juniors Tournament for their countries? That is cool.

When the Tournament goes on, we won't have those players so I still hope we do ok but we have enough good guys to do well.

One thing that is cool is that Sweden and Rickard Rakell won the tournament last year and I have a hockey card with Rakell holding the trophy and I got Rickard to sign the card and I even have a picture of it. Rickard is pretty nice. Before the last game, he was playing soccer in the concourse and the ball got past him and it was rolling to me. I kicked the ball right back to him and he had the biggest smile on his face.

The pictures are a little messed up. I found one of Rakell, Wilson and Noesen because I thought only they made the teams. Then I asked my dad to check my post for spelling and stuff before I post it like I always do. My dad said, "Hartman made it too. You need to add him." I missed that Hartman made it but found a picture and added it, but it's separate.

Go Whalers at the World Juniors Tournament! 

Rangers beat the Whalers in a shootout

 

Shootouts are my favorite type of hockey games but I like them best when the Whalers win.

The Whalers lost to the Kitchener Rangers 5-4 in a shootout Saturday. The Whalers played good and outshot the Rangers and it was 40-30 when I looked last but there were some shots after.

It was Teddy Bear Toss Night where if you bring a teddy bear, you can throw it on the ice when the Whalers score their first goal. Then they give the bears to underprivileged kids that don't have teddy bears. It was 0-0 in the first period when Matt Mistele scored. I ran down the aisle so to get closer to the ice and threw this teddy bear I brought on the ice. It was pretty fun. They said that over 1000 teddy bears were thrown on the ice. Channel 4 was there too filming it and I saw it on the news when I got home.

Oh another thing, the row two rows in front of us was the Tim Horton's Tidbits Row of the Game and everybody in that row got a box of donuts. But they had some extra boxes and my seat is on the aisle so when they were walking up with the extra boxes, the Whalers lady gave me a box of donuts! I ate two donuts and brought the rest home

Ryan Hartman had two goals and one assist and one of the goals was with less than a minute in regulation which sent the game into overtime, so I give Ryan Hartman the Whaler Town player of the game. We like Hartman because he scores goals but he also gets on the nerves of the other team and gets them mad with some of the things he does. He is kind of sneaky with that which is good.

I had some friends at the game tonight. After my hockey game in the afternoon, my coach said "Hey, Louis, are you going to the Whalers game tonight?" I said I go to every game but he already knows that. Then he said "I am going too" and he was bringing his son, Nick who is on the team. Then another kid said he was going too and then another kid said he was going. There are a lot of Whalers hats at our rink and there is one kid on another team who has Whaler autographs on his helmet. Tomas Holmstrom from Red Wings helps coaches one of the younger teams there and I have seen him a few times there. There is always a crowd by him at the rink.

Ok, well two home games next week so let's go Whalers! 

Whalers as Waiters Night at C.J's

A couple of days ago, me and my mom went to C.J's at Compuware Arena for the Whalers as Waiters Night for Breast Cancer Awareness. I went last year too. It is fun.

Ryan Hartman was our waiter and took our order and then brought the pizza to our table. Ryan is pretty nice but he isn't really a waiter because a waitress came back to our table to double check our order because they couldn't read Ryan's writing. That was funny.

All the Whalers were really nice and I got my picture taken with a lot of them. I got signed hockey cards from Alex Aleardi, Rickard Rakell and Nick Malysa. I have a picture up top of Rakell signing my card. I now have 191 signed Whaler cards. Rickard is really good and is drafted by the Anaheim Ducks. I also got a picture of Alex Aleardi and Nick Malysa working behind the bar.

Char from the Whalers came to our table and asked me who my favorite Whaler was and I told her Alex Aleardi and then she went and got Alex and brought him to our table. I have talked to Alex before and I know he plays roller hockey like me because he told me that before. I even know what team he plays on. I told him I am on a new roller hockey team and we are probably going to play in the Nationals in July in Mississauga near Toronto. Alex said he is going to be playing at Nationals too at the same time so maybe I will see him there. That would be cool.

Today is the Pink Out Game for Breast Cancer against the Greyhounds and I am going and I hope they win.

Go Whalers!

Opening night

 

 

I am glad the Whalers season started. They lost 3-2 yesterday to the Bulls in a shootout but I am glad they are back.

The game started out really good as the Whalers scored less than one minute into the game. Colin MacDonald scored on a long shot on our side of the ice and it might have gone off a Bull into the net because there was a lot of traffic there. Then Ryan Hartman scored off the right wing and went top shelf. It was Ryan's first OHL goal and that was great.

Then the Whalers cooled down and they weren't too hot in the second and third periods and the Bulls caught them and beat us in a shootout. Sometimes the Whalers had a shot close to the net but they passed to get a better shot and then never even got a shot. Maybe they should just shoot when they are close but my dad says they know what they are doing. Oh well.

I took some pictures in warmups but I have to wait for my mom to load them on my computer so I can post them. The usher said to me "Why are you taking pictures?" and I said "Can't I?" and he said "Yeah, I'm just messin' with you." He is pretty nice.

Tom Wilson gave me a Whalers puck during warmups and that was cool so I put his picture up here. I also put up a picture of Hartman's first OHL goal.

The Whaler players are all still pretty cool. I saw J.T. Miller eating a sub before the game and we said "That looks good" and he said "Thank you. I made it myself." We talked with J.T. before and he is "goofy" funny.

I had hockey practice just before the game and when we were done, I was putting on my Whalers jersey and my coach asked me if I was going to the Whalers game and I said yes I go to every game. He told me Nick and Domenick from my team were going too and I saw them there and that was cool. At the Total Sports rink in Novi where we play some of our games, a lot of people and parents too wear Whalers stuff.

I am going to see if I can get some of my pictures up later.

I know the Whalers will do better next week against Sudbury. It is too bad I have to miss the next game because I have something that I need to do and I am not happy about this. I only missed 4 games last year so I don't like this. My brother Alex and my dad will be going to the game and they will tell me about it so I can still post. 

Go Whalers!