Good news and bad news

Hey Y'all,

So I got back from the National Championships in Victoria two Sundays ago and I'm just now getting around to writing about it. I blame the fact that I am enrolled in writing school for my lack of writing.  You heard me.

As some of you may already know, we did not achieve the sweeping victory we were hoping for at Nationals.  After waltzing through our first two games against Regina and Lambton Shores with a +12 goal differential, we were feeling a bit cheeky and overconfident.  Then we got down by a couple of goals early against the Victoria Extreme and just couldn't come back, and before we knew it we were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

It would be easy for me to blame the loss on our total lack of any defensive structure, so that's exactly what I'm going to do.  Victoria blocked a ton of shots, keeping us to the outside all game, whereas our designated shot-blocker, Kali-Ann Cameron, was listed as day-to-day with an explodinated knee.

So the good news going forward is that we know what we need to do.  The women's teams that were successful in the tournament (Victoria, Edmonton, and the Burnaby Hawks) all played a pretty tactical defensive style.  Their strategy may have been superior to ours ("MORE LONG BOMB PASSES!!  JUST GIVE 900 PERCENT!!").  We'll probably have a meeting in the off-season to discuss the possibility of adding defence to our repertoire.  There will be timbits.

More good news is that we got some truly outstanding footage, courtesy of Staff Videographer Slash Boyfriend Michael Seifert, who stood in the rain with a camera all weekend like a champ.  If and when I ever get a break from writing ads for Baconnaise, I will start editing and hopefully get our mini-documentary done over the Christmas break. Video highlights include a seagull stealing Bergy's insole, a very giggly ferry ride, and the secret recipe for Kos's special homemade gluten-free cake.

There's also some more bad news... Bergy is leaving us and moving back to Norway!  She got a job as Assistant to the Regional Manager of the country or something;  we were too distraught to listen to her explanation.  Also there was cake, and we were distracted.  We will all miss Bergy - in addition to having the softest hands on the team, she's probably the nicest person you'll ever meet.   We're certain that she will rise through the ranks and be Queen of Norway before the year is out.

Let's try to end this post on a positive note.  We had an awesome night out in Victoria to cap off the weekend, and I somehow made it to the ferry the next morning, then straight to the airport, flew back to Toronto, and even made it to class the next morning.  Now it's just over a month until I get to come home to Vancouver for the holidays and see everyone again.  Kim Allan is moving to Prince George for the remainder of her med school, but hopefully she'll be back for regionals in the Summer.  We're even thinking about road tripping up to Kelowna for an extra Play On tournament this year!

Okay, that's all, folks.  Time to go back to writing cheesy taglines and snarky tweets about the Canucks. (follow us @TheWellwoods!).  Later, skaters.