Game day at PG part deux

Back at it again against the Cougars tonight.  First, let's bask in the awesomeness of last night's game.

I would love to talk about the first period, but didn't hear most of it because feed crapped out.  Oh well, the real magic happened in the 2nd and the 3rd when the Americans were scoring goals left and right.  Well, maybe not left and right, but srsly, lots o' goals.  Hughesman had 2, Feser had 2, Messier, Holland and Olstad chimed in too.  All this "without our top guys".

Now that annoys me.  Yes, Reddick and Shinnimin are "top guys", but who the hell's to say Hughesman, Feser, Holland AREN'T?  Like Spokant said last night, "to all other WHL teams, haha we have Patrick Holland and you don't!"  Holly had 5 points last night, Feser was a +4, Jordan Messier was a +3.  Hell, "Most Improved" Brock Sutherland was a +3.  Tanner Olstad with his first WHL goal--that's hot.  The depth on this team in bananas, able to have two+ lines of "top guys".

And Chris Dreidger between the pipes--hell yeah!  If he had any nerves playing his first WHL game, it didn't show (I guess, like I said, I missed most of the 1st).  He got scored on by Connolly and Asuchak, the Cougars' top two goal scorers, can't really complain about that.  Scorers are gonna score, no matter who's in net.  Could Owsley have stopped any of the three PG goals?  Who cares.  Dreidger needs to get minutes under his belt sooner rather than later.  And you know what?  He's a good goalie.  Sure he's 16 and has some learning to do, but that's what this league is for.  So KUDOS TO YOU Chris Dreidger!!  Now, will he play two nights in a row?  No idea.

So back at it again tonight, PG's gonna be hungry, the Americans have to be ready to match their drive and desire.  Let's be honest, they have to exceed PG's drive and desire.

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Thanks to Kimberlee, friend of the blog, who let me know that former American Jarrett Toll got signed by the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League.  Rush GM says,

"And I believe Jarrett was the steal of the draft. He slipped to the sixth round because of his hockey commitments but I'm confident he will see some game action with the Rush this season."

Toll was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 NLL Entry Draft after a stellar season with the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the B.C. junior league. The five-foot-11, 195 pounder is a solid defender and strong leader who also chipped in 10 points for the 'Bellies last season.

The Maple Ridge, B.C., product has received permission from the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team to pursue his pro lacrosse aspirations. (Our Sports Central)

Best of luck to Toll in his lacrosse endeavors!

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Alright, I'm off to take pictures of Behbeh Spokant's birthday party, see y'all at the liveblog, click the "Read More" to get there :)