Game 18

Drew and his Riverview Ice Sharks teammates took the ice in Amalie Arena to face off against the Bloomingdale Rajun' Bulls in an early afternoon game. I missed the first period due to Jayden's soccer game earlier in the morning, which meant I missed the lone goal scored prior to the opening intermission, a Bulls shot that found the upper left corner of the net.

The second period saw a lot of shots on goal early, and with 9:43 left on the clock the Bulls struck again, widening their lead to 2-0 thanks to a nice pass that found the front of the crease and was tapped through the Ice Sharks goaltenders 5-hole. Riverview was able to kill of a penalty to keep the score at 2-0, but it was once again the Bulls who would find the back of the net. With just over four minutes remaining they would find themselves on a breakaway thanks to an Ice Sharks defensive miscue, which they would convert to make it a 3-0 Bloomingdale lead. With two and a half minutes remaining the Riverview team finally converted on one of their chances, netting a wrister from the right circle to narrow the deficit to two goals. The 3-1 score would stand heading into the final intermission.

Riverview only had six minutes to play in the third period to try to take the lead, but they couldn't manage many opportunities. They finally scored with just over two minutes remaining on a near identical play. The Ice Sharks goal came from a second wrist shot from inside the right circle to make it a 3-2 deficit. Despite pulling their goal with just under 90 seconds to play they weren't able to make up the difference, falling to the Rajun' Bulls by that 3-2 score.

Riverview Ice Sharks Junior Varsity Game #18 - vs. Bloomingdale Rajun' Bulls JV
		Drew changing direction while circling through center ice.
		Drew keeping an eye on the puck while skating just inside the blue line.
		Drew watching the action unfold in front of him.
		Drew signaling for a line change while keeping an eye on the puck.
		Drew and his teammates waiting for a faceoff.
		Drew lining up to take a faceoff.
		Drew lifting the stick of the Bulls skater.
		Drew looking to set up a screen in front of the Bulls goaltender.
		Drew going after the puck at center ice...
		...and "moving" the Bulls player out of his way...
		...and knocking him to the ice in the process.
		Drew with a screen in front of the net...
		...and going after the rebound...
		...while trying to jam the puck into the net...
		...before getting shoved by a cross-check...
		...but refusing to retaliate.

Riverview Ice Sharks Junior Varsity Game #18 - vs. Bloomingdale Rajun' Bulls JV

Drew changing direction while circling through center ice.

Drew keeping an eye on the puck while skating just inside the blue line.

Drew watching the action unfold in front of him.

Drew signaling for a line change while keeping an eye on the puck.

Drew and his teammates waiting for a faceoff.

Drew lining up to take a faceoff.

Drew lifting the stick of the Bulls skater.

Drew looking to set up a screen in front of the Bulls goaltender.

Drew going after the puck at center ice...

...and "moving" the Bulls player out of his way...

...and knocking him to the ice in the process.

Drew with a screen in front of the net...

...and going after the rebound...

...while trying to jam the puck into the net...

...before getting shoved by a cross-check...

...but refusing to retaliate.