Ringers lose championship in shootout

Oh the humanity!

Losing by a few points takes a lot more time, as you sit on the bench, exhausted, with the whole concept of losing sinking in. It's a gradual approach, kinda like the tentative entry into a cold pool. Not quite as painful as the sudden transition from "Oh-my-god-we-could-win-this!" to "It's all over!" as the puck bounces off of Anthony's pads and in.

Not that Ant failed us this weekend; he had some spectacular saves over the weekend, and kept us in the final game long enough to crawl our way back into overtime.

On a good note, we got to play 5 fun games this weekend, and were able to dominate in four, even without Chauder. The team play was exceptional - lots of great work all around.

And on another good note, Marc Lavergne, with the help of his lovely family, were able to erase years of comments about his cheapness and mooching ways. The Lavergnes were exceptionally generous this weekend, opening their house to us all on Saturday night for a barbeque. Everything they served was delicious, including the 3 brownies I snuck out with at the end. On behalf of all Ringer Nation, let me say that we really appreciated this wonderful event.