Andrew Cole's Place

Ice Hockey Camp - July 21-25, 2008

Alphie checks out the scene - July 22, 2008
Alphie checks out the scene - July 21, 2008
Entrance to the Ice Rink - July 22, 2008
Entrance to the Ice Rink - July 21, 2008

I attended an Ice Hockey Camp put on at the Eugene, Oregon Lane Events Center Ice Rink by Northern Edge Hockey. They put these skills development camps on all over the United States with professional and college ice hockey players as coaches.

Me and Alphie in the Ice Center - July 22, 2008
Me and Alphie in the Ice Center - July 22, 2008
Me and Alphie with my 40 pounds of goalie gear - July 22, 2008
Me and Alphie with my 40 pounds of goalie gear
July 22, 2008

We got a real workout with both skills and physical fitness. I would run 15 laps around the ice rink track and replaced some body fat with muscle. I was the only goalie. I learned a lot about how to coach which I plan to put to use this winter in Mammoth.

Me, Alphie and two of my instructors - July 22, 2008
Me, Alphie and two of my instructors - July 22, 2008
My grandmother Nana ready to go - July 24, 2008
My grandmother Nana ready to go - July 24, 2008

Me in my Northern Edge Hockey T-shirt - July 24, 2008
Me in my Northern Edge Hockey T-shirt - July 24, 2008
Three of my instructors - July 25, 2008
Three of my instructors - July 25, 2008

We played a full game on Friday afternoon. My dad, uncle Tony, cousin Asmara and grandmother Nana attended.

The two teams line up to begin the game - July 25, 2008
The two teams line up to begin the game - July 25, 2008
Me playing goalie - July 25, 2008
Me playing goalie - July 25, 2008
The two teams after the game which we lost - July 25, 2008
The two teams after the game which we lost - July 25, 2008

Ice Hockey Camp Game - July 25, 2008