I wasn't too sure of the rules, the talent level, or
anything else with this group. I knew of only one other player from the
Piranhas going into this skate. Studio
ice though has a tendency to allow weaker players to contribute, and still be a
part of the game.
However, I felt that I was not on the bottom in terms of
talent. It felt really balanced except for about 3 guys. And as a result the
teams were really balanced. We had 9 guys on studio ice to make 3 teams of 3.
If your team gets scored on, you sit out. So if your team keeps scoring, you
can e on the ice for a while. At one point the two other teams were on the ice
together for a few minutes, while our team rested up. Then our team stayed out
there for a while because the other teams were exhausted.
There was one guy who was really talented. He skated
extremely well, and handled the puck very well too. I liked playing against him
because he would give you a chance. He wouldn't give you the puck, but he would
give you opportunities to tie up his stick, or knock the puck away. He did a
lot of tight turns for me because he saw I was weak in them. By the end of the
night, I felt fairly confident on my skates playing with him. When he wanted to
score, he'd just cut through the middle and get his shot.
I worked on my skating a bit tonight, and I also focused on
making good passes to team mates. On studio ice, you can't work too much on
positioning because it is so drastically different. But passing and
stickhandeling are a must for this type of skate.
I had an absolute blast and want to keep skating with this
group every chance I get.
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