Almost Over.........

Well I havent written much this season I am ashamed to say; however, there hasnt been much to write about. Now don't get me wrong, Devin has done an awesome job for his first year in AAA and he definitely belongs here. His record is 5-6-4 in league play and of the six losses, four were by Honeybaked (awesome organization), the #1 team in the country. In tournaments he has even more wins. He has been scouted by the NTDP and they have watched a few of his games and liked what they saw. He has been approached to play for the Belle Tire Midget Minor team next year and has been approached by the Honeybaked coach as well. It has definitely been a good year for him to be seen by others. The problem is this Belle Tire team he is on is hopeless. They are a bunch of undisciplined goons and we are not winning alot of games due to the stupid penalties this team takes. Since the bench brawl we average 10 penalties a game and are short handed most of the time. The kids are hot headed, do not respect the coach and do not listen. The coaches have just about washed their hands of this team, which is not good for the kids that are focused and want to improve, like Devin. He just shakes his head does his job with composure in the net and doesnt get involved in all the shenanigans of the others, which is why people are looking at him. His coaches LOVE him though, because he is so professional. So we are almost done with this team and not soon enough for me. Plus, the other goalies mom takes STATS and it never fails that Devins shots on goal are less and her son always has 10 - 20 shots more a game. Though this has been brought to the attention of others, it doesnt change. Luckily all AAA organizations are not like BT and hopefully Devin will be able to get on a team next year that will continue to progress him to the next level. It will be an important year for him as he will be 15, which is when the scouting really intensifies. The next year he is eligible for the NTDP or even the OHL.