"For the love of the Game!"

"To play the game is great, to love the game is greatest of all"

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"

"Expect nothing less than the best from all"

"Life is too short.... Skate hard like you mean it"

"Winning isn't everything, but making the all-out effort is the most important thing"

"In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try"

"What your mind can conceive and your heart can believe, your body can achieve"

Monday, January 28, 2008

Great Fergus Tourney folks!!

It is such a thrill to see the team succeed! I like the level of play we have going and our desire to win is there. A heart attack victory on Sunday morning in overtime... Wow!! We ran into several tough conditions on Saturday night... long time between games, a very competent Thief River Falls team and our lack of energy, but, we still fought hard... came back Sunday and kicked some but against the Fergus Otters... Way to go boys!! No let's see if we can carry our intensity, physical play and speed to the remaining two district games, the Alex tourney and the playoffs!!!

Great work RED!!!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

I like the intensity boys....

A few rough games against some of the tougher District opponents.... Well, in spite of the losses.... the kids did play better overall.. By far one of the best games of the season was our loss to Coon Rapids. A great physical game with our kids doing some of the best back checking work we have seen. Not to mention the offensive potentials...

I am very proud of our boys. They are really starting to work the way all of the coaches are hoping to see...


I am really looking forward to this weekends tournament in Fergus... Go RED!!!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

WOW! What a great tourney!

Way to Go Guys!!!!!!! Way to finish the tournament with a sweep and commanding victories. Wins with 7-0 over LDC, 11-1 over Austin and 5-0 win over PNLS. Our shots, defense, and of course the stellar goal tending by Berger enabled our team to put the puck in the net with authority!!! We have our game recorded shot total for the season 51 shots on PNLS!!!! Nice job boys!! All I can say is our hard work is paying off!

Lets keep it going for the latter part of the season....

Nice job boys. !

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Player Profile

#2 Tanner Schmit
School: SPPM
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Matt, Sherri, Nick & Brady
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Social Studies
Favorite Team(s): SCSU, UND, Wild & Penguins
Favorite Athlete(s): Sydney Crosby
Favorite Food(s): Taco in a bag
Favorite Restaurant: Famous Daves
Pets: Dog & Cat
Hobbies: Hockey & Drawing

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Man, What a great Game!!!!

Wow, our guys are getting used to playing intensely. I like it. Each game we are seeing more and more assertion of their individual abilities... Go tot love that as a coach... :D
Last nights game was amazingly exciting for all, I am sure. What a great way to end our "in association rivalry". Nice win boys... let's show the folks in Paynesville exactly what St. Cloud can do this weekend.... Keep up the great work!!

Sunday, January 6, 2008

YeeeeeHawww!

What a great game boys!!! A W and you played well. All I have to say is things are starting to come together. I loved the intensity and the excitement on the bench. Way to "wear you heart on your sleeves" like we talked about boys. Let's be ready for the black team Tuesday.... Same intensity and smart play will produce many good things.

Great job everyone!!!

Snabbie Challenge - Week 1

Snabbie Challenge Week 1 Sheets are due today before the Chisago Game.
Here's the lastest Top 10 Times on Quick Hands (as of 1/4/08):

Jesse 3.22
Grady 3.23
Joey 3.26
Tanner 3.35
Trevor 3.41
Braden 3.53
Logan R. 3.62
Alec 3.88
Harry 3.97
Skyler 3.97

Jesse Mendel now has the team record. Based on his celebration, I think he enjoyed beating Coach Eric's record! Who's next?!?

Friday, January 4, 2008

Updated Snack Schedule

Jan 6th - Courrier
Jan 8th - Raygor
Jan 12th (game 1 Paynesville tourney) - Berger
Jan 12th (game 2 Paynesville tourney) - Schmitt
Jan 13th - (Paynesville tourney) - Adelman
Jan 16th - Rieland
Jan 19th - Jesse Mendel
Jan 21st - Schulzetenberg
Jan 26th - (game 1 Fergus tourney) - Auger
Jan 26th - (game 2 Fergus tourney) - Cornelius
Jan 27th - (Fergus tourney) - Altena
Feb 2nd - Joey Mendel
Feb 5th - Traut
Feb 9th - (game 1 Alex tourney) - Neu
Feb 9th - (game 2 Alex tourney) - Stanius
Feb 10th - (Alex tourney) - Ewing

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Player Profile

#30 Jake "The Wall" Berger
School: Talahi
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Curt, Elaine, Zach
Favorite Sport: Hockey & Baseball
Favorite School Subject: Math & Phy Ed
Favorite Team(s): Colorado College & Penguins
Favorite Athlete(s): Matt Holiday, Adrian Peterson & Roley the Goalie
Favorite Food(s): Pumpkin Pie, Hawaiian Chile & Cookies
Favorite Restaurant: Rosters
Pets: None
Hobbies: Hockey & Internet

Player Profile

#16 Logan Raygor
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Tim, Susan, Kjirsten & Megan
Favorite Sport: Hockey & BMX
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Mark Parrish & Marion Gaborik
Favorite Food(s): Spaghetti
Favorite Restaurant: Perkins
Pets: None
Hobbies: Biking

The Roster

player photo # Name
2 Tanner Schmit
3 Alec Adelman
4 Skyler Rieland
5 Jesse Mendel
6 Mitch Schulzetenburg
7 Tommy Auger
8 Trevor Cornelius
9 Braden Altena
10 Joey Mendel
11 Logan Traut
12 Logan Neu
13 Harry Stanius
14 Grady Ewing
15 Matson Courrier
16 Logan Raygor
30 Jake "The Wall" Berger