Game Day #2

Feb 21st

This morning we had our on ice skating session because we didn’t have any games yesterday. We played a few games to get a good skate in, and then we went over stuff that people wanted to work on.

 Me, Kerri, Kate, Tara

Today I worked the Japan vs. Great Britain with a final score of 8-1. It was a very interesting game because to start off the game we had 2 huge holes in the ice to patch because the Zamboni driver was oblivious to it, a huge hole in the net that I had to repair, and the Britain’s. When the players and coaches from Great Britain speak its “bloody e’ll” this and “bloody wanker” that. I was in front of their bench for a good period of time and I had to stand still at the line and try not to double over laughing. Stacey said that Kerri and I worked very well together and that I did a great job today. She had 2 things for me to work on for the next game, and I felt good about this one.

So we have been listening when penalties are called during the games, the announcers are hilarious! This is actually the way they announce the penalties over the loudspeaker, “numba 24 of Great Bri-tain, 2 minute fo hooking Japanese.” And when the penalty is over they say “Great Britain penalty expired, Great Britain now playing at full persons”. During the China vs Finland game they said “numba 5 of Finland, 2 minute fo checking Chinese Hard.

I also went to the mall today; two of the other officials were dying for Mc Donald’s. No comment on whether I ate there or not, I have a poll up on my blog that you should vote on and I will not reveal the answers until I get back. We went to an underground grocery store and I bought a few snacks so that I won’t be hungry in the hotel between meals.
What else… it snowed a lot today -14F, we almost slid into oncoming traffic and missed a car by half a foot which now didn’t phase me as much as the first day did. The people here seem very nice and helpful, at least in the area I’m in and I learned a few Chinese words.

My next game is:
February 22nd 7:30pm
Canada vs. China
Referee: Maija Kontturi
Linesmen: Laura Johnson, Satu, Auno

That’s all I have. Goodnight!