Category: Coaching

Unfortunately, day two of the Puck of the Irish tournament was a bit of a struggle. Our first game of the day was against the first place team TAYHA, who made a statement on the first day by putting up 15 goals in two games. We managed to hold them…

Day 1 is complete, and the team is still in contention for the top 4 and a game on Sunday. Had a rough start against Lansing, one of the best teams at the tournament, and took a 7-0 loss. The guys recovered for the second game though and we picked…

That was an incredible Game 3, Mavericks! We knew the other Saginaw Bantam team was going to be coming for us after we won Game 2 1-0 in the last thirty seconds of the game. Fortunately, this game would be a much less stressful 5-0 win that was handled from…

Wow. What a game.It’s not in my nature to leave it at that, however.This morning’s second playoff game against the other Saginaw Bantam house team may have been the best youth hockey game I’ve seen.It was a classic goaltender’s duel. Both teams did not create very many clean opportunities for…

An early morning game in Midland today was a reminder of just how patient you have to be as a coach, and how you sometimes have to say nothing to let a point sink in with a team. End of first period: Midland 4, Saginaw 0. End of second period:…

The Bantam team I help coach started a best of three series against the other Saginaw Bantam team for the house championship. Our team ended up down 4-0 just before the halfway point of the game. Fortunately, the second half of the game was much better – we controlled most…