Semi Finals for the Delhi Tournament, News, Butterworth’s Service Centre - Novice LL, 2014-2015 (Ingersoll & District Minor Hockey)

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Jan 18, 2015 | jjewkes | 646 views
Semi Finals for the Delhi Tournament
 The day started with our little Express chopping at the bit waiting to see how we would finish and find out what time we would play. 

 First place was how we would finish and we ended up against the home team Delhi for the semifinal game.

They told me there is no I in team.
I am an athlete.
I am an individual.
I am strong.
I am weak.
I have desires, hopes, and dreams.
I have goals.
I have fears.
As a team my opponent will never see my weaknesses.
Only my strength, never my fears, only my goals as they unfold before them.
I am not afraid that my team will see my fears, my hopes, dreams, or desires. 
I trust them to an unlimited level.
I am not afraid that my team will see my faults, because
With them I can overcome my faults, with them I am 
fearless, with them I have hopes and dreams.
With my team I am not weak, I do not have the strength
of one athlete, but of many, combined, focused, 
And dangerous to my un-united opponent.
I become my team and my team becomes me.
I do not judge, and I am not judged.
I have a goal, and the team has a goal.
The team goal is my goal.
All that matters is that the team reaches its goal.
They always told me there is no I in Team.
They were wrong.
I am the team.
I became the team.
The team became me.
The team becomes an entity unto itself.
The team is strong, creative, compassionate, caring,
Authoritative, disciplined.
The team absorbs I, and then there is I in Team.
The I becomes part of something much more powerful.

They were right there is no I in Team,
But there is Team in me.

-unknown

The game started and the first period ended the same way scoreless, battles ensued at both ends of the ice teams fighting for position puck control but neither would give in.
 The the second period started and  with a perfect feed from #7 Charlie Ashman, #4 Urijah Jewkes was able to squeeze the puck between the goaltenders leg and the post for the first of the game. Giving our Express a giant boost of energy. The battles continued accept now it was in Delhi's end. With the rare rush Delhi were able to manage but were held off by our team of blue line warriors and "The Eagle" Christopher Hardeman.
 The third period began and shortly after the Express added some more icing to the cake and scored two more goals #6 Wyatt Thompson assisted by #10 Jonah Martire and #16 Sam House. The second goal came at the five minute mark from #14 Dylan Lale assisted by #12 Jorja Kloepfer and #9 Ryan "I.S.S.U" Wolfe.
 The 3-0 win over Delhi sent our little train that could on to the finals later in the afternoon for the first time ever as a TEAM!