My Favorite NHL Goalie

My favorite NHL goaltender is Brayden Holtby of the Washington Capitals, who leads the NHL with wins. I like because he plays the style I want to play when I grow up. He is the hybrid goalie who plays the butterfly, and stand up positions. He catches very well, and has almost perfect rebound control. His team is number one in the NHL, and won the presidents trophy for best record in the regular season. The Capitals have no problem scoring, but Holtby has to make a lot of big saves most of their games. With the injury of allstar goalie Carey Price can secure Brayden Holtby the Vezina trophy. The Capitals got off to a big lead in the standings in November, and they never turned back, but the last few games they've had a problem. Since they've secured the playoff position, they haven't been playing as intense as they're capable of. They have been losing to some below average team. But anyways thanks for reading!

Hockey Playoffs

The playoffs are coming on April 11th, and this year will be quite exciting in my opinion. After a disappointing season last year the Kings own the number 1 seed in the Pacific Division, and are red hot this season. They have clinched a playoff spot, and are playing their best brand of hockey. A shocker is the Philadelphia Flyers own a wildcard spot despite their terrible start to the season. I think that they have come together as a team, and became way more confident. My favorite player on their team is rookie Shane Gostisbhere. Anyways the first round disappointments I expect are the Ducks being eliminated by the Sharks, the Blies taking an early exit out of the playoffs, despite their good season, the Blackhawks I feel will be eliminated also. The reason I think the Blackhawks will exit the playoffs earlier than usual is their bad performance lately. Their goalie has been ok, their team is just playing a bad style of hockey right now. I think the Kings, and Capitals will battle in the playoffs.

Between the Pipes

Hey guys I decided to right a story about the overall atmosphere of being a goaltender for a hockey club. You walk into the rink on game day, and you could just feel the adrenaline in your body, ready for the action ahead. You start your warmup routine, and you stay silent, and visualize in your head all the shots being stopped by you. You visualize your team coming out victorious, and you with a big smile on your face. You walk into the lockeroom to start getting dressed, and there is a certain seriousness from your hockey club. You lead your team onto the ice for the upcoming battle. All of a sudden the puck has dropped, and the game has started. You make the first few saves, and you can already feel comfortable, and relaxed. But if you let in an early goal, the night ahead will be unpleasant for you, and your team. You may let in a goal, or more, but you must stay calm because if your nerves get the best of you you will get scored on even more. The last few minutes of the third , and final period seem like years. You must survive the storm of attack from your enemy, or else your team will lose by more, or lose their lead. Once you have weathered the storm, you celebrate with your team, and you feel a warm feeling inside.
                    By Michael Gilerman