This week we did a ProAm Draw - and it was one of the most fun tournaments I have been a part of. There is something fun about having players that haven't played in many tournaments before, and we had a lot of those players this week!
The first round had several good matchups, including a a strong team featuring Cam and Uzair taking on Chad and Garret. Cam was playing up front mostly and he was passing and scoring well, Uzair blocked Chad several times and they took the match 2 strait games.
Darcy and Carlos played against Patrick and myself. Carlos was ripping some nice long push and pulls from the 2 bar and Darcy hung in on the 5 as well. I think this was one of the best 5 bar displays I have seen Darcy put forth, and he was catching every loose ball too on his 3 bar. He made the most of his shots too, and in the 3rd game they knocked us into the B side.
The biggest storyline of the night was Darrel and Christian. Darrel was up from Red Deer and had his family out too, and it was Darrels birthday. He played amazing throughout the night, shooting really well from his 2 bar and with some help along the way he became quite a solid defender too. Christian and Darrel won every game they played right through the A side and made it to the final.
Mike and Carlie had to face Cam and Uzair after they were coming off a big win. Mike was picking his holes really well and finding a zone through the defense, Carlie was blocking and scoring too, I saw one game she scored 3 goals, mostly on push shots.
Des and Brian were also a talking point this week as they won 3 consecutive "losers side" matches and ended up taking 4th after losing to Patrick and I on what must be considered a painful goal. We were lucky to escape with a win in that match.
After that we took on Darcy and Carlos again and with Patrick contributing 2-3 goals from the 2 bar, and having improved his overall game really quickly from the first match, we won two strait this time.
In the final it was a pretty epic showdown. Christian and Darrel against Patrick and I. Patrick is Darrel's son so he obviously had something to play for in this one, but we couldn't get the job done. Darrel was blocking really well and clearing the ball past my zone D virtually every time, and Christian was shooting/passing at nearly 100%.
Congrats to Christian and Darrel on the victory!
1st: Christian and Darrel 2nd: Will and Patrick 3rd: Carlos and Darcy
Points: Dunn, Christian 1562 Edwards, Simon 1492 Stranks, Will 1467 Wilkins, Ben 1191 McDonald, Tom 1190 Penner, Roger 1177 Scaife, Darcy 1103 Burgardt, Garry 1102 Luft, Carey 1014 Myszczyszyn, Tobin 1008 Tse, Desmond 999 Simeon, Jamie 949 Rupertus, Lindsey 918 Humberstone, Paul 912 Johnston, Mike 911 Burrows, Cam 897 Djakovic, Christoff 885 Dick, Matt 882 Smithson, Justin 882 X, Jeff 881 Campbell, Lance 880 Kippen, Rick 874 Perira, Carlos 873 Wilkins, Sam 872 So, Albert 870 Gish, Brian 859 Green, James 859 x, Garret 858 Deeg, Phil 855 Hopfner, Jordan 854 Kelly, Brad 849 Spencer, Chad 849 Jones, Darrel 837 Ustina, Greg 834 Daly, Ritchie 833 Kerr, Chris 828 x, Ryan 825 Moir, Zak 824 Taft, Spencer 824 Lehman, Blair 823 Volkman, Dallyn 822 Faulkner, Stephanii 822 Wood, Greg 818 Hasiuk, Jody 817 Jones, Patrick 817 La, Ed 815 Kimber, Daniel 814 Nasir, Uzair 811 X, Gerald 811 Wong, Felix 811 Phillips, Mike 806 O''Stream, Don 806 Kwan, Conrad 805 Jones, Carlie 805 M, Judah 804 C, Erek 803 X, Jarrell 802 Gibson, katy 802 Hodinski, Jasmine 801 Bennett, Doug 801 Baayens, Dean 801
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