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Divas v Northern Lights/Durango Betties/Wyoming Cowgirls, Oct 28th 2006 (Stick & Treat Tournament): VIVA DIVAS!Yahoo! We won our first game with a SHUT OUT – BIG GOOSE EGG for our opponents! We had 29 SHOTS on GOAL with the “Northern Lights” making 26 saves (it could have been a lot higher but the hockey Gods showed some mercy). Congratulations to MVP Ali for scoring the first DIVA goal for the new season assisted by Bonnie Woods. In the second period Mella slapped the puck in for our 2nd goal assisted by Terry Stimac. The 3rd period Bonnie Woods scored with an assist by Ali and Dana. It was ALL Divas. The puck was in their zone even on a 3-5 power play!  Awesome first game ladies  - the D was as solid as ever with the help of our guest player Alicia Pribramsky.

The next two games - Durango Betties and Wyoming Cowgirls went the way of the other teams but Kathie McNeil made OVER 60 SAVES!!!! – between the two games and has never looked more sharp. Great job in the net Kathie. We all thank you. Mella had one goal with an assist by Terry in the game against Durango.

Divas v Craig Puck Ewes, Sun Oct 29th 2006. Lost 1-2 (Stick & Treat Tournament)Legs felt a little tired after our three game marathon yesterday, but overall everyone played a great game. Terry scored our only goal, though we came close to socring a few times. Once again Kathy had a great game with 18 saves.

Divas v Craig Puck Ewes, Sun Nov 4th 2006. Lost 0-4 Division Game. Our first league game in Craig was an eye opener for a lot of us. Our new coach, Aaron, walked the bench and coached us non-stop from the “pre-game” W.O.W.” (words of wisdom) talk through the post game P.A.M. (plus and minus) recap. The first period the Divas had 4 shots on goal with 4 saves by Craig. Kathie took 6 shots on goal with 5 saves (0-1). The second period the Divas had only one shot on goal with one save by Craig and Kathie took 6 more shots with 5 saves (0-2). During the third period we only mustered 2 more shots on goal with Craig making both saves. Kathie took 8 shots on goal making 6 saves. We lost 0-4. Coach Aaron was right when he said that we could have beaten Craig….with few exceptions, we just didn’t skate hard enough. He also would not accept any excuses about skating short handed or the fact that we sat in a car for almost three hours before we got to the game. So beware ladies, we have a coach who is going to demand a lot more from us – but nothing more than what we are capable of!   Terry was the DIVA MVP. Craig is not a destination fun spot on anyone’s list of places to go, HOWEVER, those who did make the trip will probably never forget the ride home. Thanks to Cappie Green who subbed for us at the last minute. She and Kathie shared the driving duty home and deserve all of our thanks for getting us there safely. Terry provided much of the entertainment, we had lots of good food, and more than enough liquid refreshment – (Terry Tooter – TT). Some went on to short lived greatness at the Brush Creek (asked to leave, must have been the new dress code requirement). Reports of the “Hong Kong Flu” surfaced on Sunday morning but quick recoveries were expected. Thanks to all the TEAM players who made the effort to arrange their schedules to play in the Craig Game – it is never easy but always appreciated.

Divas v Aspen Motherpuckers 2, Sat Nov 18th 2006. Won 5-2 Division Game.After a sluggish start to the season in Craig, the DIVAS came back strong against Aspen Saturday night beating them 5-2. DIVAS started out skating strong but Aspen managed to sneak the first puck in for a score with 5:18 on the clock. However, it wasn’t long before TT Stimac answered with an unassisted shot between the pipes at 4:46. Just before the end of the first period, our Captains extraordinaire paired up for the next score with Mella Wheatley slapping it in net assisted by Gus Turner. Period two, Aspen came on a bit stronger but the DIVAS managed to hold Aspen scoreless while the DIVAS racked up two more goals with TT Stimac slamming one in assisted by Mella at 14:16, and the next score by good ole Gussy, all alone, at 18:20. Period three, the DIVAS picked up the pace a bit. Aspen got their last point with 14:14 on the clock. DIVAS had enough points on the board to take the victory but that was enough for Gus who found the net one last time assisted by “Broken Toe” BJ – (way to go for the D, BJ!) at 13:36.  The DIVAS skated like a different team than the one that played in Craig. The encouraging feedback received by Coach Aaron, “the pacer”, makes all the players want to skate harder and be better. The Defense is definitely not the step child any longer. The passing was crisp, positioning was good, and with a little more aerobic conditioning the DIVAS have the potential to be on top this season. Thanks to Alicia for doing a great job subbing on Defense, and to the two centers, Terry and Gus, who skated like Joe Sakic all night! Terry Stimac who was the last recipient of the “Player of the Game” CUP, relinquished possession to MVP Sande Garton for her hustle on D – (although not always graceful having a tendency to self destruct – she has good insurance). The DIVAS are in Vail Saturday night, December 2, playing the Twin Peaks. Get your tickets early at all Ticket Master outlets everywhere as this game promises to be a good one!

Divas v Vail Twin Peaks, Sat Dec 3rd 2006. Won 1-0 Division Game Congratulations to the entire team for the DIVAS first (but not last) win against the Twin Peaks. It was a defensive battle which the DIVAS ended up winning thanks to the only goal of the game scored by Dana Bieliunas with an assist by Nicole Sale-Harper late in the third period. The first two periods were deadlocked but our forwards seemed to be able to keep the puck in the Twin Peak zone for much of the time. In fact, Mella Wheatley managed to almost single handedly keep the puck in the Twin Peak zone when the DIVAS were on a penalty kill! Kathie McNeil was the winner of the MVP award for her shut out and 26 saves! Coach Aaron gave high praises to the defense: Sande “the wall” Garton and her partner Jan Osteen along with Alicia “poke check” Pribramsky with her side kick BJ Garcia. Nicolette Dais, the Captain of the Twin Peaks further complemented the DIVA D by saying, “your defense was awesome…we just couldn’t get it (the puck) past you!" Once again, Coach Aaron kept us focused on sprinting to the puck first and never giving up! He is simply inspirational and just makes the team want to skate their best. Great win DIVAS – Great TEAM effort! Thanks to Alicia and Bonnie for subbing for us and doing an awesome job.

Divas v Glenwood Ice Queens, Sat Dec 10th 2006. Won 5-1 Division Game DIVAS are off to a great start this season. Another win against Glenwood 5-1. Martha Miller started the DIVAS off with her first goal of the season slamming in a rebound off a shot by Lara Large with 8 minutes remaining in the first period. The forwards kept the pressure in the Glenwood zone entire first period as Kathie McNeill only took two shots on goal and the DIVAS had 12 on the Glenwood goalie. The 2nd period Glenwood picked up the pace a bit but the DIVAS scored another goal by Gus Turner ast 7:31 assisted by Mella Wheatley (who once again stick handled the puck by herself in the Glenwood zone giving Gus enough time to smoke an entire cigarette). Kathie took 4 shots on goal and allowed Glenwood one “gimme” goal out of mercy with 3:31 on the clock. DIVAS had 7 shots on goal with one save. Terry Stimac scored a “:Hat Trick” in the 3rd, in spite of recovering from a bad cold. She was unassisted on one, and assisted by Gus and Dana on the last two. (13:50, 4:50, and at 1:22). Kathie blocked 5 shots on goal, and the DIVAS had 7 shots on goal with 4 saves. Martha Miller was awarded the DIVA MVP for her speed on the ice and capturing her first of many goals to come. All her boys were in the stands watching their Star Mom. Kathie took a total of 11 shots on goal with one save and the Glenwood goalie took 26 shots on goal with 21 saves. DIVAS should like those stats. Thank you to Tim and Henry managing the bench in Aaron’s absence. Also thanks to Jan Osteen’s hubby, Greg, for running the clock with no notice! A schedule for scorers and clock runners is forth coming!

VIVA DIVAS!

Divas v Steamboat Storm, Sat Jan 6th 2007. CANCELLED - SORT OF Division Game

Divas v Steamboat Edge, Sun Jan 7th 2007. Won 3-1 Division GameA snowy ride to Steamboat for a 6 am game is certainly ok in my book if you ride home with one more “W” on your record. The DIVAS scored the first goal (always a good sign) when Jen, who in spite of her sunning and surfing in Maui has obviously not lost her hockey skills, slapped in a shot assisted by Terry “TT” Stimac. Kathie took 5 shots on goal with 5 saves. DIVAS had 6 shots on goal with 5 saves. The Edge came back a bit stronger in the 2nd period scoring with 5:13 on the clock. The DIVAS did not manage to score in the 2nd but Dana did get a High Stick call. As she batted her eye lashes and flashed her pearly whites at the ref pleading that she lost her balance and it was an accident, the ref reluctantly directed her to the penalty box anyway. Nice try Dana! Capt. Gus did her best to keep the DIVAS skating hard and upbeat (not easy an easy task as a player) but Coach Aaron’s keen bench observations and subsequent hockey words of wisdom that he manages to give all his players was missed.  The 2nd period ended with the score 1-1. Kathie took 6 shots on goal with 5 saves and DIVAS had 9 shots on goal, but the EDGE goalie managed to save all 9. The third period brought some great action on the ice. Ali was sent to the penalty box for checking at 6:38. Being newly married I suppose (you know how you lose your flirtatious ways when you get married), she didn’t even try to assuage the ref for a reversal of the call. Mella, Martha, Sande, and Jan became the penalty kill “box”. As the BOX moved up the ice with Martha battling her way up the boards with the puck into the Edge zone, she took a shot on goal which Mella was able to slam the rebound home for a great short handed goal at 6:56. Three minutes later Gus popped in an insurance goal assisted by Jen with 4:10 remaining. Lara, who usually lithely speed skates under the radar, let her presence be known by checking an Edge player twice her size. She too went quietly to the PB. Kathie took only three shots on goal with three saves and the DIVAS had 5 shots on goal with 3 saves. DIVAS continue their win streak on the road with a 3-1 win over the Steamboat Edge. Mella received the MVP award for scoring a short handed goal (first this season – first ever for team DIVA???) Congratulations Mella - well deserved!We host CRAIG this Saturday at 3:15 pm in EAGLE so let’s show them that our first game was just an anomaly! KEEP THE “W” STREAK ALIVE!

Divas v Craig Puck Ewes, Sun Jan 14th 2007. Lost 4-0 Division Game The game against Craig certainly did not go the way we expected or desired. Craig scored their first goal in the 1st period at 7:40 then their 2nd goal shortly after with 6:00 minutes on the clock. The DIVAS had 5 shots on goal with 5 saves by the Craig goalie and Craig had 7 shots on goal with 5 saves by Kathie in the 1st period.The 2nd period was more of the same. The 3rd goal by Craig came with 6:37 on the clock and the 4th (final) Craig goal came with 3:14 on the clock. Craig had a total of 8 shots on goal with 6 saves by Kathie and the DIVAS had 7 shots on goal with 7 Craig saves. The DIVAS seemed to come alive in the third with 15 shots on goal but, unfortunately, Craig made all 15 saves. Craig was limited to 9 shots on goal with 9 saves. End score 0-4. We only had one ref who announced in the beginning that he would be fairly lenient on penalties since he was alone and he could only see out of one eye. Hence, the game was played with no penalties called on either side. Congratulations to Laura Cerny who received the MVP cup for being one of the more alert and focused DIVA players on the ice. WE definitely need to step it up this week-end against the Twin Peaks if we want to get back in the WIN column. You all know some of the Twin Peak players were carefully “scouting” our game against Craig and they will hit the ice ready for revenge on Saturday! So let’s all come prepared and ready to skate hard with determination to SCORE BIG and show the Twin Peaks that our win against them was NOT a fluke and we are a team to be reckoned with!

Divas v Vail Twin Peaks, Sat Jan 20th 2007. Lost 3-2 Division Game No one will deny that the DIVAS did not show up for the game against the Twin Peaks fired up and eager to win but sometimes, no matter how well you prepare, plan, and execute, you come up short. The Peaks were fired up as well and were the first to get on the board at 12:25. Gus Turner countered with an unassisted goal at 6:55. Just before the end of the first period, the DIVAS took the lead with an unassisted goal by Mella Wheatley (or did the other half of M&M assist?). Kathie McNeill was pounded with 15 shots on goal with 14 tremendous saves and the Peak goalie, Joetta Stocks, took 8 shots on goal with 6 saves. DIVAS 2 - Peaks 1 The second period was hard fought by both teams ending with no score and the DIVAS clinging to a 2-1 lead. Both teams did a good job of controlling the puck as Kathie took only 4 shots on goal with 4 saves and Joetta took 6 shots on goal with 6 saves. The fight continued in the 3rd period with pressure on both sides. The M & Ms score together and take penalties together: Mella Wheatley took a holding penalty at 12:24 and was soon “assisted” in the box by Martha Miller for tripping at 10:44. Sometime in between the M & M penalties, the Twin Peaks got lucky by scoring an “off side” goal at 11:31. The final go ahead goal by the Peaks’ Nicolette Dais came at 8:04. Aaron pulled the DIVA goalie with less than a minute on the clock. The spectators were on their feet, as were both benches, cheering on their favorite team and players. The DIVA “A Team” pressured the Peaks hard in their zone but just couldn’t get the puck in the net with the game ending 2-3 in a hard fought loss for the DIVAS. Kathie went back to work taking 12 shots on goal with 10 saves and Joetta took only 3 shots on goal with 3 saves. Kathie showed why she gets the big money with a game total of 31 shots on goal and 28 saves. Joetta took 17 shots on goal with 15 saves for her game total. Great job in the net Kathie. Congratulations to Jan Osteen who played an awesome game of D and was the deserving recipient of the DIVA MVP Cup Award. A well played game by all….. and, we do get one more shot at the Twin Peaks on February 24

Divas v Aspen Motherpuckers, Sat Jan 27th 2007. Lost 4-3 Division Game The DIVAS hit the ice a bit “off” their game. Aspen took immediate advantage with Aspen’s #21 scoring first at 14:13. The Divas tied the score at 9:17 with a shot by TT Stimac assisted by Mella Wheatley. Aspen’s #21 scored again with 4:07 on the clock ending the first period 1-2 in favor of Aspen. Kathie took 15 shots on goal with 13 saves and the Aspen goalie took 4 shots on goal with 3 saves. The DIVAS came alive in the 2nd period with a score by TT Stimac off a center ice pass from Sande Garton at 12:50. It was all TT trust me (the boys in the box must have misunderstood the refs). Mella scored the DIVA’s 3rd goal with a nice top shelf shot in the net with a feed by TT at 7:51. Second period ended DIVAS up 3-2. Kathie took 5 shots on goal with 5 saves and Aspen took 6 shots on goal with 4 saves. Unfortunately, the third period was all Aspen. They scored at 12:36, 10:30 (#21 again), and the last goal at 3:33. TT took a penalty for the team at 3:06 for back checking. DIVAS had zero shots on goal in the third and Aspen pounded Kathie with 16 shots on goal with 13 saves. Kathie, once again, did an awesome job for us in the net. Laura Cerny was the MVP winner this week. Congratulations Lady Patron! It was a disappointing loss but we have more games to play. So, let’s work on our “Ju-Ju” this week, have some fun, and just skate like we know how and we’ll get back in the “W” column! See you all Friday night. PS. Because some of you were curious, the Aspen roster had no new players but they did have 5 less players this game than when we played them in Aspen (if that all makes sense).

Divas v Fatty's Fury, Sat Feb 3rd 2007. Non-Division Game Game Cancelled , due to weather? and not enough Breck Players.

Divas v Steamboat Storm, Sat Feb 10th 2007, Lost Division Game 3-0. Divas taken by Storm. Another tough loss but not without some hard skating by the Divas.The first period had some good and bad. The good is the Storm had 10 shots on goal and Kathie made all 10 saves. The not so good was… the Divas had only one shot on goal with the Storm making that save for a 0-0 end of the first. Good defense by the Divas. At 8:05 in the second period, the Storm got lucky when a “miscue” on the puck’s location allowed the Storm to zero in on it for a score. Then, within a minute they managed to slap it in again ending the 2nd period 0-2. The Divas fought hard and managed to get a few more shots on goal (8) but not luck landing the puck in the net. Kathie took 7 shots with 5 saves. The Divas managed to hold them for most of the third period until the last minute of play when the Storm scored again at 1:27. Kathie took 9 shots on goal with 8 saves and the Storm took 4 shots on goal with 4 saves. DIVAS had two penalties – Sande in the first for slashing (whaaaa?) and a team penalty for “too many women on the ice” in the third (which Martha graciously served). MVP - Mella. Kathie’s husband kindly taped our entire game. I am anxious to see the tape as I am sure all of you are. I am happy to offer my house for a pre-practice film review or post practice. The film may open our eyes to finding our way back into the win column. LET’s GET OUR DIVA JU-JU back!!! Enough is enough!

Divas v Steamboat Edge, Sat Feb 17th 2007, Won 5-1 Division Game. Divas jump back into the victory column with a big win over the Steamboat Edge on Saturday night in Eagle, 5-1. Divas were short two players. Coach Aaron Beckman decided to go with three rotating D and three full lines of forwards. Coach wanted an offensive game and he got one. The first period saw no score but the DIVAS were strong keeping the puck in the Edge zone, and getting their shots on goal. The Edge goalie took ten shots on goal making 10 saves and Kathi took only three! The DIVAS scored first at 11:19 with a shot by Dana Bieliunas with a feed from Mella Wheatley. Soon after, the Edge center dug the puck out of Kathie’s glove for a score at 10:39. Nicole Sale-Harper dropped in the go ahead goal with 1:01 remaining in the 2nd period. Kathie took 5 shots on goal with 4 saves and the Edge goalie took 12 shots on goal with 10 saves. In the 3rd, the Edge kept up their intensity but the DIVAS refused to give up and stayed strong. For the first ten minutes, there was no score but the Divas continued to wear down the Edge goalie with shots on goal. Finally, at 5:52 in the third, Mella had a textbook breakaway and slammed her shot into the net making the score 3-1. However, no DIVA complacency in this game! Thirty seconds later, at 5:26, Dana had another DIVA breakaway and popped in the 4th goal for the DIVAS. The final goal came at 3:48 by BJ Garcia with an assist from Jen Steane. Kathie took 3 shots on goal with 3 saves and the Edge goalie took 16 shots on goal with 13 saves. Shots on Goal Game total: DIVA’s Kathie - 11 with 10 saves …. Edge – 38 with 33 saves!!!!!!!! This was a giant team effort and EVERYONE contributed! Laura Cerny, Jan Osteen, and Sande Garton played a great game of defense getting several good shots off from the point and helping keep the puck in the Edge zone. The forward lines put the points on the board which kept us in the game and gave Kathie a bit of a break. Although Kathie did say she was getting a bit “cold” from the lack of action….I am all for having her wear another T-neck! Congratulations to Dana Bieliunas for receiving the DIVA MVP CUP award for her lightening speed and scoring efforts. Tonight the DIVAS take on Glenwood at Glenwood so let’s bring that DIVA JU JU and break our shots on goal record!

Divas v Glenwood Ice Queens Sat Feb 18th 2007, Won 3-2 Division Game. There is JU-JU and ju-ju. We had the JU-JU on Saturday night but only the ju-ju Sunday night but as Coach Aaron says – a win is a win! Both teams hit the ice with determination but the Diva’s Nicole Sale-Harper was the first to get the puck in the net only to be nullified by the refs for a goal crease violation. The Diva’s next scoring attempt did count with a tip in by BJ Garcia assisted by Jen Steane and Lara Large. Kathie took 3 shots on goal and made 3 saves while the Glenwood goalie took 6 shots on goal and made 5 saves. 1- 0 End of First. The Divas picked up the pace a bit in the second increasing their shots on goal to 12 with the Glenwood goalie making 11 saves. At 1:24, Sande shot from the point and Jen’s skate tipped the puck into the net. After a referee review (to insure it was not kicked into the net), the goal counted – good thing.  Kathie took only 3 shots on goal. 2-0 end of 2nd Period. The Divas were pressured hard by the Glenwood team in the third. At 9:54, the Glenwood team scored their first goal of the game. Mella Wheatley answered at 3:35 with a sweet shot in the net to bring the score to 3-1 going into the final minutes of the game. Unfortunately, Glenwood scored again at 1:53 making it a battle to the last second. Glenwood pulled their goalie but the Divas hung on to claim the victory 3-2. Kathie took 10 shots on goal with 8 saves and Glenwood took 10 shots on goal with 9 saves. Game Total: Kathie 17 with 15 saves…..Glenwood 28 with 25 saves. Congratulations to Jan Osteen who received the MVP DIVA CUP for her solid Defensive play. The Diva shots on goal are improving but Coach Aaron still thinks we need to skate harder through the puck ALL the time. The DIVAS will miss Aaron while he marries off his sister in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Practice is still on sprints and ALL! Let’s bring the BIG JU-JU next week-end, sprint hard, skate hard, look up (right. left, east, west), and WIN BIG!

Divas v Vail Twin Peaks, Sat Feb 25th 2007, Won Division Game 3-2 in OT. DOMINATING DIVAS:This game had a lot of action and both goalies were right in the middle of it all! Both teams hit the ice hard and eager to dominate but it was fairly even throughout the first period which produced no score. Kathie McNeill took 11 shots on goal and Joetta Stocks had 12 with 12 saves. The skating was fast and the heat was on in the second period. Each team took a penalty: the Twin Peaks’ Laurie Mullen for slashing and the Diva’s Martha Miller for tripping – she maintains her innocence. Both teams were successful in their penalty kills and the 2nd period ended with no score. Kathie took 14 shots and Joetta had 15. The battle continued in the 3rd with the Peaks’ Nicolette Dais putting the first point on the board at 11:36. Four minutes later at 7:23 Dana B. slapped the puck in the net to tie the score with an assist from Ali “Killer” Katz. At 5:43, Terry “TT” Stimac had the go ahead goal assisted by Gus Turner. Again, each team had a penalty, the Twin Peaks for tripping, and the Divas(LC) for high stick – of course, we were innocent, again. The crowd was going wild and it looked like the DIVAS were going to claim victory but with 26 seconds left on the clock, Laurie Mullen took a pass from Nicolette and tipped it in the net to tie the score AGAIN! Kathie had 11 shots on goal with 2 saves and Joetta had 12 shots with 10 saves The clock was set for 5 minutes of sudden death OT. The CU Grad fans were out of control screaming, yelling – GO BLUE! With 2:02 on the clock Gus and Terry raced down the ice on a breakaway and TT shot the puck past Joetta on a pass from Gus to win a very close and very exciting game for the DIVAS. Kathie took 3 OT shots on goal with 3 saves and Joetta had 2 shots on goal with one save. GAME TOTAL for the dueling goalies: Kathie 39 with 37 saves and Joetta 41 shots with 38 saves! Terry “TT” Stimac received the well deserved MVP Cup award for her two great scores FANTASTIC job in the net Kathie and a just great TEAM effort by all!!!!

Divas v New York Misfits Fri March 2nd 2007, Tied Non-Division Game 3-3 in OT. Lara Large scores her first goal of the season. The Divas managed to comeback and tie the game with the ladies from New York

Divas v Steamboat Storm March 11th 2007, Division Game Win 4-1. The 9 Corn Fed Divas blazed to victory in Steamboat last night against the Storm; a team we have only defeated 1 time before in our 3 season history! The Storm scored first in the 1st period with an unlucky pop-up off of Kathie McNeill's normally sticky goalie stick, but the Divas were un-phased and that wasthe last the Storm would see on their side of the scoreboard.
Soon after (4.36), Ali Katz put one in on the top shelf off a pass from the high slot from Lara Large. The next Diva goal (1.15)was a Barbie-pretty wrist shot by Mella Malibu Wheatley, assisted by Terry TT Stimac. The shot managed to also tip off of Jen's stick to head into the goal. Followed within seconds (7 to be exact) by another tip-in goal by Ali Katz-like Reflexes, off a shot by Dana Miss B Bieliunas. The Divas shooting onslaught slowed a bit in the 3rd period, but the decisive win was nicely sealed by a beautiful break-away goal in the final seconds of the game by TT. The final score was 4-1 Divas, with 22 shots on goal to the Storm's 10. Both teams managed to serve three penalities. Our THREE defenders (including celebrity guest D, Gus Turner) were rock solid and superhuman in their Olympic-ice hustling, as was goalie, Kathie McNeill.

Divas v Fatty's Fury Breckenridge Fri March 16th 2007, Division Game. Fatty’s Fury had a coin toss to see which one of their players would go in the net as goalie and the loser of that coin toss was put to the test in the first period as the Divas had five goals before the buzzer finally went off. Mella Wheatley started the landslide with the first goal unassisted within the first minute of play, then Jen Steane scored at 9:12 with an assist from Mella, then at 8:10 Lara Large scored with an assist by TT Stimac and Martha Miller, then Terry scored unassisted at 3:10, with Ali Katz slapping in the final goal of the first period assisted by Dana Bieliunas with 1:64 on the clock. Phew! Kathie took 5 shots on goal with 5 saves and Fatty’s goalie took 11 shots on goal with 6 saves. The second period Fatty’s tried, in vain, to make a come back. They had a short bench of 8 players to our short bench of 11. Gus Turner was the first to score unassisted with 11:58 on the clock. The Divas only other goal of the second period came off the stick of Ali Katz assisted by TT Stimac with 1:30. End of 2nd period Divas 7, Fatty’s 0. Kathie got a little busier with 7 shots on goal and making all 7 saves. The Fatty’s goalie took only 6 shots with 4 saves. The third period was running time since the Divas were ahead by 7 goals - more or less assured of another “short bench” victory. Just to be sure, Ali “Killer” Katz got her first Hat Trick of the season with an unassisted goal at 12:05. Congratulations Ali! Jen Steane scored her second goal assisted by Jan Osteen at 5:32. Gus scored our last goal of the game at 3:37 assisted by Jen. Jen had a great game and was awarded the DIVA MVP Game Cup. Fatty’s had a lucky score at 6:07 in the third to make the final score 10-1 DIVAS! Kathie took on two shots with one save in the third and the Fatty’s goalie took 5 shots and made two saves. Goalie game total: Kathie McNeill took 14 shots on goal with 13 saves and Fatty’s goalie took 22 with 12 saves.  Practice next Friday night in Eagle – 3/23. Then again in Vail, April 4…..Next stop……. Aspen Tourney!!!!

Divas v Arapahoe Chill, Sun April 1st 2007, Division Game. The Team song for the Arapahoe Chill must be “Let’s Get Physical” (an oldie) … I like the way the DIVAS started off the first period. A lot of points on the board, early, is a VERY GOOD THING! Nicole started things off at 10:37 with an assist from Jen. AT 6:26 Mella rammed one home with an assist from Terry and BJ. Then, perfectly positioned in front of the net, Ali dumped one in assisted by Terry and Gus. The final score of the first period came off the stick of Terry assisted by Ali with 1:27 left on the clock. End of first, DIVAS 4 – Arapahoe Chill ZIPPO!  Kathie took 4 shots on and the Chill goalie took 10 shots making 6 saves. The Chill picked up the pace in the 2nd which ended without a score – DIVAS 4 Chill still ZIPPO! Kathi took 6 shots on goal and the Chill took 6 shots on goal. The game was tight again in the 3rd…DIVAS slowing down a bit (still sore from MWHL tourney – just the old broads – not ME!) and the Chill were still going at it. But at 10:13, the Chill managed to slip one in our net for their first and only score. At 5:02 Jen landed the last DIVA goal in the net, unassisted, for a final score of 5-1 DIVAS! The Chill took 7 shots on net with 6 saves and Kathi took 6 shots on net with 5 saves. Game totals: Kathie 16 shots with 15 saves. The Chill 23 shots with 18 saves. The Chill had four penalties (should have been a lot more) and one Darling Diva had three. Congratulations TEAM Diva on a nice win – good defense (great job in the net Kathie) and offense, solid shots from the blue line by D, good passing, looking up, controlling the puck…. everything Coach Aaron has been working so hard on with us at practice all season.  Practice in VAIL at 6:45 pm on WEDNESDAY April 4th. Bring MONEY!!!!Diva end of season party will begin at 5:30 on Friday, April 27th at Sande’s house. Families are invited Please RSVP to Sande with a head count/age of kids, as soon as you know. THANKS!

Divas v WACH MOUNTAIN TOURNAMENT April 2007, End of season tournament game. Divas finished 5th Overall in Aspen.