Timberwoof's
Hockey Goalie Page		 On the
Road

Games

1: Seattle Ice Breakers
2: Southern California Blades
3: Seattle Golden Nuggets

Game Statistics

Team           Players Goals Final Points SOG     =  Saves  Penalties
Ice Breakers   14      2+0+2 4     6      5+6+11  22 88%
Earthquakes     8      1+1+0 2     2      6+5+6   17 72% 

Blades         12      3+3+4 10    8      15+8+12 35 85%    1
Earthquakes    10      1+1+0 2     0      4+4+3   11 71%    1

Golden Nuggets 11      1+1+1 3     4      5+6+9   20 82%    1
Earthquakes    10      1+0+2 3     4      5+6+2   17 85%    5

Totals
Opponents                    17    18             77 84%    2
Earthquakes                  7     6              45 78%    6

Player Statistics

#  
Player    Goals Assists Penalties
00 Weinstein 4     3       
 8 Tranchida 3             2
 9 Heine                   1
11 Keihl           1            
13 Murty                   1
16 McAfee          1       1
17 Casso                   
25 Benesh                  1
39 Hogan

Goalie Statistics

31 Roeder
Goals Against Average: 5.7
Shots on Goal: 77
Save Average: 78%

Definitions

Players
The number of players on the roster for that game.
Goals
number of goals that team scored during each period.
Final
final score for the game.
Points
tournament points for that game.
SOG
Shots on Goal for each period.
=
Total Shots on Goal for the game.
Saves
the goalie's save average: (SOG - Goals) / Goals * 100%.
Penalties
the number of penalties against the team.

Moving Forward

We had consistently fewer shots on goal than our opponents. Though we were reasonably effective at scoring once we shot on goal -- 16% of shots scored -- our centers and wings need to make and take more scoring opportunities. Forwards should look for and pass to our open man; don't hog the puck. I heard one story where someone was skating about all over the place looking for angle to shoot a goal, and all the while David Casso open to him and the net, waiting and ready for a pass.

We suffered consistently more shots on than our opponents and our opponents were more effective at scoring -- 22% of their shots scored. Our defenders need to prevent more opposing scoring opportunities and our goalie needs to block more shots. Defenders should look for their open man and intercept the pass; they should stay out of the goalie's view of the puck. A significant number of goals happened because I could not see the puck.

Winning games will be a team effort. Forwards and defenders and goalie must do their parts.
Let's say our forwards got off 77 shots on goal, as our opponents did. With the other teams' save average of 84%, we would have scored 12 points instead of only 7.
Let's say our defenders were as effective as the other teams' and we suffered only 45 shots on goal. With our goalie's save average of 78% we would have suffered only 10 goals instead of 17.
And let's say our goalie had a save average of 84%, the same as the other goalies we faced: Then with 77 shots on goal we would have suffered only 12 goals instead of 17.
In each of these scenarios, we would still have lost: 17-12, 10-7, and 12-7 for each of the scenarios (compared to 17-7 for the tournament). However, if we all work to improve our skills to match our opponents, then we will, by definition, have more even games.