Monday after the night before!

Well it was quite an afternoon / evening in Owen Sound!  The arena was packed - there over 3,200 fans - including a Bus from Mississauga that the Major's fans rode on to the game.
The first period was cluttered with penalties, and from a biased supporter (ME!) it seemed as if the refs were calling stuff against Owen Sound and not against St. Mikes... But at the end of the first it was end to end hockey - and scoreless.  In the second period - there were lots of chances on each side, and the refs let up and the guys could play some hockey.  Yet at the end of 2 it was still scoreless.
Now I can tell you I take a pill for blood pressure (its dosage has reduced as I have lost some weight) but I think I should have taken two pills yesterday!  It might be a great game to watch as a fan of hockey - but it sure is hard to watch when you are so emotionally invested as a parent (or Godparent) of a player. 
When the 3rd period was half over - and it was still scoreless - we could see that this game could turn on one great goal or one hard mistake! St. Mike's scored with about 5 minutes left in the game, and the arena fell next to silent for the first time in 2 hours!  Then there was a penalty call against St. Mike's and the Attack, with a man advantage, scored within a minute.  

To overtime it went - and while St. Mikes did a good job of killing a delay of game penalty - in the end it was a great  break away pass to Cameron Brace that resulted in the sudden death game winner at the 16 minute mark! 
We went to dinner after the game - with Cameron, Jordan Binnington (one of the highest ranked goaltenders in the upcoming NHL draft) and Geoffrey.  It was a pretty satisfying meal... and a great Mother's day present for Maureen to receive. Even the coach (Mark Reeds) served the meals to the guys!
At dinner and on the ride home I was pressured to get to the game on Tuesday night in Mississauga.  I had a Finance council meeting - which I asked the members to change (maybe - told - not asked!) and I'll make it for the second period tonight...
One of the finance council members said:

I know our national pastime can alter newscasts and even delay election debates but I had no idea it has enough power to postpone the work of the Lord. Awesome. 

Peace