Disapointment Again...........

Well, because of Devin's hurt little finger the CW coach decided not to wait to see if he could play and used two of his regular goalies for the tournament. Though we did go to one of their practises prior to the tournament weekend, Devin did not roster with them; however, ended up playing all three games for the Blizzard. Unfortunately we ended up having to play teams in the #1 ranked division (who rostered three AAA players each just for the tournament) and did not fare well. The CW coach watched one of the games, and though they only won one of their three games, decided to stick with the goalies they have. Devin was notified by email and once again the coach told him he wanted to stay in touch and have him come down for practises this summer. (Doesnt want to take him but doesnt want to let him go either............?) A Flint team is now in hot pursuit of him; however, this would mean a lateral move vs. a move up. So it looks like Devin will remain a Blizzard another year and will just have to try out for AAA again next spring, maybe for a different AAA team. In the meantime he is going to a camp in Peterborough this summer and will have his goalie coach Mike, for the season, to fine tune him and prepare him for next springs tryouts.

The Saga Continues..........

Well once again we have good news and bad news. The good news is the AAA Compuware coach called last night and wants to reconsider Devin. Apparently the three AAA goalies they chose are not panning out and he wants to take another look at Devin in a game situation. He wants to roster him for a tournament this weekend, of which the Blizzard team is also entered, though the CW team is playing at the 94 level. Now for the bad news................last Thursday before practise, while Devin was getting ready to go out on the ice, one of his team mates tripped and came down on Devins left pinkie finger, slicing it lenghtwise to the bone. He ended up having to get seven stitches to close the wound and wont get the stitches out for ten days. That takes us past the tournament weekend. Devin feels he can still play and wants very badly to show the CW coach how he plays; however, it is his catcher hand and very active during games. What a dilemma! Devin is going to try practising tonight and see if he has any problems with it, which will determine whether he can play this weekend. (The doctor said it was up to him; however, he is not to split the stitches open). So here is his opportunity to move up to AAA and he may not be able to. The saga continues...............................