Whalers keep winning!

 

Yesterday we saw the Whalers beat the Owen Sound Attack in Game 1 of Round 2 of the playoffs. The Whalers have won 22 of their last 23 games.

Owen Sound is really good. They are big, fast and physical, just like the Whalers. The Attack were winning 1-0 after the second period and everybody was getting nervous. Then on a power play, Garrett Meurs scored left circle and went top shelf. That is the second picture. Then Sebastian Uvira used his speed and got two breakaways and scored on both. Compuware Arena was going crazy! Then  Rickard Rakell scored on an empty net at the end on the real long shot. It was a great game.

Owen Sound is really good and they are going to be hard to beat. I give Sebastian Uvira the Whaler Town player of the game. Sebastian is one of my favorite players on the team, and he is really friendly and likes kids.

The next game is Sunday at Compuware Arena and I am going.   

Whalers come back against the Storm

A good game for the Whalers last night but it didn't start so good. The Whalers were losing 3-0 in the first period after two really weak goals. Then we changed goaltenders and started over.

Posa from Guelph then had a bad 5 minute high stick penalty and got kicked out of the game and we sit right by the visitors tunnel and he slammed the door shut when he was leaving and was really mad. I was standing up and pointing to the tunnel and told him he had to go. Actually I do that to every player on the other team when they get thrown out. Then the Whalers scored two goals in the 5 minutes and after that the Whalers kept scoring and won 7-4. It was great. I give Matt Mistele the Whaler Town player of the game because he got a hat trick. The Whalers have won 5 in a row which is cool.

It was Autograph Night last night and after the game the Whalers came out and signed autographs. I got all the Whaler players autographs and some guys I got two and Vincent Trochek I got three. All the Whalers are nice. Matt Mistele, Sebastian Uvira and Mitchell Heard were about the nicest last night. Before last night, I had over 200 signed Whaler cards and I probably got 30 or 40 last night so I will have to count and see how many I have now.

The next game at Compuware Arena is Friday against Windsor and it will be cool to see Alex Aleardi in his first game back but it will be strange to see him in a Windsor uniform. My dad might have a late meeting Friday so my mom said if that happens, she will take me and Alex to the game so we don't miss.

Whalers take care of the Petes

 

The Whalers beat the Peterborough Petes 4-1 tonight. The Whalers played pretty awesome and got 58 shots. Peterborough is not very good and I think only Ottawa is a team I saw this year that is worse.

One thing we noticed is that the Petes let the Whalers sit in the slot a lot and do not move or pick up the guy so that gives a lot of good scoring chances. Matt Mistele had two goals and one was from the slot and Gianluca Curcuruto had two goals and he always gets his on slap shots from the point. Gianluca has a real hard shot and he also almost always puts the puck on net. Other guy's shots from the blue line sometimes miss the net. I give Matt Mistele the Whaler Town player of the game. Matt is a really smooth player. He's also pretty cool. At the first autograph game this year, I was wearing my Hartford Whalers hat and when he was signing my cards and smiled and said "I like your hat!"

One cool thing is that my brother caught an MGM Grand Casino t-shirt and it fits him too.

It was Trading Card Night tonight and I got my pack of Whalers cards and they look really good this year, maybe the best ever. One good thing is they were able to get our new players Vincent Trocheck and Sebastian Uvira in the set. I am going to get the cards signed at the second autograph night in two weeks. I already have over 200 signed Whaler cards and I am going to get more.

Now the bad news. Real bad news! I have to miss both games next week. Friday, I have to do something and I would rather see the Whalers but I am signed up for something. Saturday, I have a night game in my league at the same time as the Whalers. I don't mind missing Saturday because I want to play every game I can. My brother is going Saturday but not Friday so he can tell me about the Saturday game. This is the first time since we have been season ticket holders that I missed two games in a row.

So go Whalers and win while I am gone next week!

Whalers get back on track with big win over Erie

 

 

Today the Whalers played a matinee afternoon game and beat the Erie Otters 7-1. The Whalers carried the play the whole game and outshot Erie 48-25. It was a fun game to watch.

Both Zach Lorentz and Cody Payne had two goals and it was cool that Coach Vellucci gave them the last shift of the game so one of them could get a hat trick but it didn't happen. Lorentz is new because we got him for Alex Aleardi and he is a smooth player and not real big or really physical but he looks solid. Vince Trocheck got three assists and I think he is our best player right now.

We have a new player named Sebastian Uvira who we got from Oshawa. Sebastian is from Germany and he is pretty big. Today was the first game that he got a regular shift and he was great. He was carrying the puck and making scoring chances and hitting everybody. Then he got in a good fight with Dane Fox and put him down early but Fox got up and they kept going. I am liking Sebastian Uvira.

No game until next Saturday. I have a late game Saturday so I will be getting there just before the game so I can't get handslaps from the players during pre-game warmups but that is ok.