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!

Pink Out dinner!

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.

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.

I do not like this trade

 

 

When my dad came home form work today, I walked up to him and said "I am not happy!" and he said "Why, Louis?" And I said "Because the Whalers traded my favorite player, Alex Aleardi!" And he said "Oh no, that is not good. He is probably my favorite player too."

I have talked on this site about how much I like Aleardi and how I have met him a few times and we talk about our roller hockey teams so I am not going to go through all that again now.

Well I guess I have to take my Aleardi button off my Whalers jersey. And to make it worse, they traded him to the Whalers biggest rival who nobody likes, Windsor.

Oh well, I sent Alex a tweet message and told him good luck and maybe I would see him at the Roller Hockey Championships in Toronto this summer because both of our teams usually go.

I guess I will start rooting for this Zack Lorentz guy too.