5. The air was bitter cold as I stepped tentatively on the treacherous, ice-covered sidewalk. I steadied myself in a clumsy, jerking motion. "I hope he appreciates this," I grumbled. I was shopping for the one gift he wanted and I needed to brave the blizzard in order to pick it up. Snow blinded me and I ducked my head as the heavy flakes pelted my winter hat. I opened the door to the old shop at the end of the street. I hadn't really noticed it before, but he had said what he wanted most was inside this dilapidated building. The bell on the door tinkled as I yanked it open. What I found inside was almost indescribable.

When I walked In I saw the nicest hockey store I've ever saw in my life. The shelves were stocked with the nicest hockey sticks, the nicest gloves, helmets, skates and so much more.

I walked up the the counter and rang the bell, a man walked up to me and said,"Hi, my name is Doug, how are you today?". "I'm fine thanks, this is a pretty nice shop," I replied. The man smiled at me and walked over to the gloves, then he said," Is this something you would be looking for?". I did not know if I should get this for my cousin, then I said to the man,"Um, I don't think this is the thing my cousin would want for Christmas,".

So the man just turned the other way and headed off towards the sticks. As soon as we got there i knew this is what my cousin wanted for Christmas, I asked the man,"Is there any holiday deals on the sticks?" the man replied,"No our boss doesn't let us have sales, sorry. Would you be interested in the Reebok 11k, or the Sher-Wood T90?". I was still just standing there admiring all of the sticks, they had every new model. After I was done admiring the sticks I turned to the man and said,"I think I will take the Reebok 11K and the Sher-Wood T90 please,".

The man walked up to the shelf and grabbed the 11k and the T90, then he walked over to the skates. He looked at me and said,"Since you bought two of our best sticks you will be able to get one pair of skates for half price,". "I don't think I have enough money on me right now to buy skates too,".

The man took the two sticks to the counter and rung them through the till. The man looked at me and gave me the bill. When I saw the bill I was amazed both the sticks only cost me $200.00. So I grabbed the sticks and started off toward the door, the man yelled,"Have a nice day sire,". I turned around and waved to him.
That had to be one of the best hockey stores I've ever been to in my life!

Our Game

On Saturday our team played the Souris Elks, we just finished playing them on Friday.

On Friday we only beat Souris 5-4. So on Saturday we had to go to there home town.

Our first goal happened in the first period, Tanner took a shot on net and then a huge rebound came right to Cody. Cody took a quick shot and buried it.

It remained 1-0 going into the second period, in the middle of the second Cody got the puck after Riley cycled it down low and walked into the slot and took a shot. The puck went low blocker side. When there was less than five minutes left, Tanner won the draw back to me and I took a slapshot, Tanner tipped it and the goalie stopped it but then Riley put in the rebound to put us up 3-0.

Near the start of the third Fortin scored five whole on Brett to give Souris there first goal of the game. With about 2 minutes left in the game I passed the puck to Wyatt.W and then he passed it back to me, me and Kyle were on a two on one. I took the puck wide and gave Kyle a backhand saucer pass and he tapped it in to give us the 4-1 game.

With about 50 seconds left Matt got hit from behind, so Derek went in and started to punch the guy right in the side of the head. Final score 4-1 for us.

Portage Tournament

This weekend our team is going to a tournament in Portage. We play Friday and then maybe 3 games Saturday, it should be a pretty busy two days. If we win so many games then we will play Sunday in the semi-finals, then the winner from that goes to the final. On Friday night we play against St. Boniface, it should be a pretty good game. I hope that we make the finals.

Leafs Lose Again

The Toronto Maple Leafs played the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. They were coming into this game with a scoring upset, they were score less there last 4 of 7 games. Florida was up by 4 in the third period, and it was likely that the Leafs would once again not score one goal in the game. Near the end of the period Grabovski scored on a one timer, to end the Leafs scoring drought. The Florida Panthers ended up winning.

Our Hockey Game

Tonight we played Deloriane/Hartney, it was a good game. We ended up winning 4-1, we were up 3-0 going into the second. Then near the end of the second they scored to make it 3-1, it stayed that score until around the end of the third. We scored near the end of the third to make it 4-1. I think it was a pretty good game and everyone played good.

My Animal Appearance

If I was a animal I would be a Golden Retriever because I am a friendly and eager person. I am an eager person because I always full of energy and excitement. I am friendly because I am nice to others and very friendly. It would be pretty cool to be a Golden Retriever.

My Player Profile

Dion Phaneuf:
Present Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Position: Defence
Number: #3
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 214
Shoots: Left
Born: April 10, 1985 (Age 25)
Birthplace: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Drafted: Calgary / 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 1st (9th Overall)

My top 10 players

#10-Anze Kopitar, He plays for Los Angeles, he is a center, Anze Kopitar is fast and is athletic.

#9-Phil Kessel, He was traded from the Boston Bruins and is now on Toronto, he helped the Leafs bring there record up a lot last year.

#8-Dustin Brown, He is the captain for the Los Angeles Kings, he is a power forward and can throw big hit.

#7-Jarome Iginla, He plays for Calgary, he is there captain and he played for Canada in the Olympics.

#6-Jonathan Toews, He is the captain for the Blackhawks, he led the Blackhawks the Stanley Cup finals and ended up winning the Cup.

#5-Dion Phaneuf, He is the captain for the Leafs, he was brought up to the NHL right from the Red Deer Rebels. He was drafted by the Flames.

#4-Zdeno Chara, He plays for the Boston Bruins, He is almost 7 feet tall, he also has one of the hardest shopts in the NHL.

#3-Patrick Kane, He plays for the Blackhawks, he played for USA in the Olympics, won the Cup with the Blackhawks.

#2-Alexander Ovechkin, He plays for the Capitals, he scored one of the best goals in the NHL when he was in his rookie year.

#1-Sidney Crosby, He is the Captain for the Penguins, he scored the game winning goal in overtime to win the gold medal in the Olympics.

Training Camp is Over

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/

This website is about the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It has lots of information about the leafs, for example
there schedule, last years record and a big fan base.
I think this website is good because it tells me lots about the
Leafs.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/

Has information about the Leafs injuries, rosters, stats, and much more including there schedule.
I like this website because it tells me all the stuff I need to now about the Leafs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs

This website tells when the Toronto Maple Leafs originated and were they originated. It is accurate and interesting. I dislike this website because it tells alot of stuff that doesn't really interest me.

My Hobbies

One of my favorite things to do is play hockey. I also play baseball and golf. I usually play all the school sports too. This is some of my hobbies! My favourite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs.

My Blog

Hi my name is Carter, and I created this blog.