Reply To: Diary of a Season 2024-25

[Tom Molloy]

Fire Black Practice Plan – 12-17-24

Time: 18:00-19:15 Arena: Village Square
Lines: 12 F – 6 D – 2 G

A200 – Puckhandle with tight jab turns on whistle
A200 Big Moves _ Russian Warm-up with shots
B600 – Multiple One Touch Passes
B600 – Continuous 3-2 Regroup – Tomas – U18 F
20’ Kaylin with Goalies
DT400 – Krusel Battling Game 3-3 – U15 G
10' B6 – Pass to Point-Screen-Block Shot – D Deception – U15 G
T4 – 4-5 Penalty Kill vs Umbrella
T2 – 1-3-1 Power Play
T2-4 – Power Play-Penalty Kill Sequence – Pro Team Cheer

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Fire Black Practice Plan – 12-19-24

Time: 16:00-17:30 Arena: Henry Viney
Lines:12 F 7 D -2 G

B6 – 2 Pass-Double Zig-Shot x 3 x 2 – U15 G
Player – Choice-Multiple Pass – Machine Gun or Dizzy
D4 – Two Pass – Goals on give and go
Players Choice – Tomas – Carolina
C6 – Continuous Jursinov 1-1's
C6 – 1-1 to 2-2, 2-1 to 3-3, 2-2 to 4-4 – 3-2 to 5-5
D100 – Power Play Game – All Situation
E1 – Speed Scoring

Team Cheer
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Good practices this week. Lots of passing, shots, checking skills and game situations. Rotated new players into the power play and penalty kill. Two players have gone to Hawaii so we are bringing up two forwards to play on the weekend. We have 7 D and one is gone, so the other six will play.

We have had a good first four months, winning the Kelowna tournament and and top three in the league standings only getting outplayed in two of our losses. We are top three in goals for, goals against, least penalty minutes and if they put all our pp goals in we rank near the top in that category as well.

Players have all had the chance to show their skill, grit and dedication the first four months. Our regular season ends mid February and we will make decisions based on what we have observed so far on more permanent lines, specialty teams, D pairings etc. when we come back after Christmas.

Lloyd got the Provincials so the weaker Northern division will have three teams and the Southern division two teams in the Provincials, So we have a big challenge in front of us and we have the players to do it.

2-1 vs. Fire White
Dominated first two periods outshooting them 16-7 and 23-6 but were behind 0-1 until Kinsley scored on a pass from behind, then Brooke scored on an individual rush with one second left in second period to give us a 2-1 lead. They had a good push in the third and shots were even at 11-11. Hannah made two great saves on Ainsley in the last minute to preserve the win.
We need to stop at the net for rebounds and protect the slot when it is 6-5. Both teams played very well. Our passing execution was really good. About 100 passes completed and very few missed passes.
White has some really fast forwards who burned us wide and walked in alone on Hannah. We have to back pressure better and D keep them to the outside. Probably better forwards than Fire Red but mostly play 1-5 hockey. Their D had a lot of trouble with our forecheck.

Game vs. Okotoks Raiders also a 2-1 win. Missing 2 D and 1 F, so moved Ashley to D and dressed two affiliate forwards. We weren't very sharp and got outshot and gave up more than 30 shots which we don't usually do. Hannah golied them and we found a way to win.

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• fire Black Practice 12-17-24.pdf (477 KB)
• Fire Black Practice 12-19-24.pdf (453 KB)

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