NCHL 2012/13 (Game #7)

Wednesday Oct 31st, @ 6:30 Terwillegar arena, Garbage Goals vs. Pylons (W 3-2) I had one good defence play with 45 seconds left in the game the Pylons were on a three on one and I came all the way back to break it up. Our team played better and we earned this win. I will give first star to Jen M who had 1A and a punishing hit. A close second star to Alex L with an end to end goal. Third star Nick D 1G.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #6) 1 Goal

Saturday Oct 27th, @ 10:00 MillWoods arena, Garbage Goals vs. Gongshow (W 3-2) I scored the goal off a great pass from Tanner J and I got in front of the net. We got off to an un lucky start as they got a goal from a shot from centre ice and it bounced in somehow in the first period. Two minutes later goalie Mike H made up for that with a diving stick save, He was the second star of the game. First star of the game goes to Tanner J who had 1G & 1A. My best friend James S was a sub on defence, way to play.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #5)

Thursday Oct 18th, @ 10:45, Bill Hunter Arena Garbage Goals vs. Apple 3.14 (L 3-0) I would say it was a fairly even matched game. We had a goal dis-allowed in the first period and then they scored on a point shot and a good amount of traffic screened our goalie, that was the turning point. First star goes to Mike O as he got hit in the face with the puck and still returned to the game after getting cut.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #4) 2 Goals

Thursday Oct 11th, @ 10:45, Russ Barnes Arena Garbage Goals vs. Rangers (W 2-0) My first goal was a goal mouth scramble and I just managed to get my stick on it. The second goal was we were on a two on one and I received a perfect pass from Eric M and got the puck just inside the far post. I am going to give the player of the game to our goalie Mike H for the reason of getting a shut out, that trumps my two goals. The other team has my best friend James S and their sub also my best friend Javan M, so it was such a great time to get to play against my friends, and we won so I was happy with that.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #3) 1 Assist

Wednesday Oct 3rd, @ 10:45, Kinsmen Arena Garbage Goals vs. Dirty Birds (L3-1) I got the assist when I did a wrap around and Jen M shot it and then I got it over to Tanner J for the goal. This team was pretty good all their players came back and played team defence well. Our first star was the goalie Mike H, he kept us in the game to keep it close.

October 2012 Training

Thursday 25th, Lane Swimming @ Kinsmen Sports Centre for 45mins, did 1,000 metres. Went to gym for 45mins, worked on legs.

Tuesday 23rd, Lane Swimming @ Kinsmen Sports Centre for 45mins, did 1,000 metres. Went to gym for 45mins, worked on legs. Weight=161

Saturday 20th, Hockey practice with my Garbage Goals NCHL team for 1hr 40mins.

Sunday 7th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 1hr 40mins. Kms 20

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #2) 1 Assist

Thursday Sept 27th, @ 10:45, Bill Hunter Arena Garbage Goals vs. Pylons (L4-2) I got the assist from a dump in to their zone and I got the puck from behind the net wrapped it around the net and was stopped and we scored. Kellen S had 1G &1A, his goal was while we were two players short handed wow that was a great play. We played really good in the third period.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #1) 2 Goals & 1 Assist

Thursday Sept 20th, @ 10:45, Mill woods Arena Garbage Goals vs. Gongshow. (W 5-1) I scored my first goal on a break away and I shot it up high and then I crashed hard into the boards, My second goal was a break away and I deked the goalie out with my go to move fake left go right but the play was all made because our player dove head first at the red line to intercept the puck and get it to me. My assist was a shot and John L got the rebound and in Garbage Goal fashion right in front of the net. The whole team played hard. It was a great way to spend my 30th birthday. Great games by Paul R with 2 A, and Alex L with 1G & 1A.

2012 Mountain bike XC & Mountain bike XC Marathon Racing Season Recap

Western National Marathon Series MTB XC results out of one race:

1. Provincials @ Hinton AB, Aug 26th, = 18th out of 25 in open men (18 points)

 

I was in the 86th spot out of 248 racers that completed one race.

Alberta and Saskatchewan Cup series MTB XC results out of five races:

1. Coulee Cruiser @ Lethbridge AB, May 13th = 5th out of 6 in Novice (8 points)
2. Blackstrap Biter @ Blackstrap Lake SK, June 24th = 9th out of 21 in Sport (105 points) 
3. Perogy @ Edmonton AB, July 8th = 19th out of 25 in Sport
4. Africa Bike @ Canmore AB, Aug 18th = 9th out of 9 in Sport
5. Provincials @ Hinton AB, Aug 25th = 12th out of 15 in Master A (2 points)

I finished with 8 Alberta Mountain bike cup points in Novice and 2 Alberta Mountain bike cup points in Sport. I was ranked 26th in Novice Men and 41st in Sport Men. I do not get awarded points for the Saskatchewan cup series because I am out of province and I was out of the top eight for a cross over to AB Cup points. (ABA would have to review either way)


This was my third season of racing. It started out with me joining United Cycle Racing team because River Valley Cycle closed the doors before the new year, and that was hard to see. It was an easy decision to join the new team and most of all one person Stew H and I have raced against each other the past two seasons in Novice and had some great battles on the race course, but off the course I developed a good friend ship with him and saw that he was a great person and I wanted to be around that kind of person for racing. I had joined the Lori-Ann Muenzer (2004 Olympic Gold medalist in track cycling and from Edmonton) spin classes for two months and there with me doing them was Stew H. It proved to be a great training advantage for me.

I had a really bad crash the first race of the season in Lethbridge AB when I flipped over the handle bars and landed on my left shoulder, a trip to the Hospital resulted in me being lucky as it was damage to the tendons and nothing was broken. My shoulder was never 100% all season after the crash but it was good enough to race so I was so happy for that. I was 14 points short of upgrading to Sport Men, so I asked Alberta Bicycle Association to be upgraded and I was granted this request as my lap times were of the next level. I was happy with this because when I do all that driving out of town I get an extra lap. I did two Fat Tire Tuesday MTB XC races and did not fair to well in them. I did one Spring Series Road Race and did not do to well. I had my best races in Saskatchewan and Hinton. I volunteered for two Tuesday night Cyclo Cross races and the ABA Lions Den race in Devon all were put on by my club United Cycle . I went a total of 1,358 km's training and racing on the road and trails.

September 2012 Training

Sunday 23rd, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine to Kinsmen for 1hr 30mins. Kms 18

Monday 17th, Hockey practice with my Garbage Goals NCHL team for 1hr 40mins.

Saturday 15th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar for 1hr 20mins. Kms 15

Friday 14th, Went skating @ millenium place for 1 hour.