2010 Flames - 3-2-1 In Pictures - 1 In Awesome Wonder

January 22, 2023 – 2010 Flames – 3-2-1 in pictures.

Some weekends look better on the ice than other weekends. These are pre-teen kids and sometimes they play up to competition, sometimes they play down to it. Either way, they give a lot of effort. Perhaps their tireless effort could be stretched much further as their ability to move up and down the ice as a team improves.

Will and Logan in the middle of the action against the Keene Cobras.

The weekend started in Rockland, Mass. with a 5-3 loss for the 2010 Flames. But the real loss was probably that the poor kid who officiated the game was put in an impossible position right from the beginning. I have nothing against kids refereeing youth hockey games, but one kid to call everything, and answer to aggressive players and coaches is not fair to anyone involved. Add to this, the fact that some parents are yelling and screaming like there are four NHL officials on the ice and the benefit of instant replay. It’s ridiculous. This is youth hockey, with the key word being ‘youth’. That is who it is about. Period.

Sunday included a beautiful ride to Keene, NH. Playing the Keene Cobras is always a tough ask. They are usually physical, aggressive, and have a couple of bigger kids on their teams. This season is no different. Although this game was by far the best 45 minutes of hockey for the entire weekend. Both teams could have won this game, and both teams played pretty well.

The second game on Sunday was back at West Side Arena, and the 2010 Flames played the Crimson. This game just went from bad to worse for the Flames. It was like someone had started letting air out of the tires from the start, and by the end, the tires were flat, and the game was over.

Saturday, January 21, 2023. Rockland Arena.

Score by period:

Bay State Breakers : 03 – 00 – 02 = 05

2010 Flames: 01 – 01 – 01 = 03

Flames goals in order:

Breakers try to clear the zone by sending a puck around the boards. Logan McCain keeps the puck in and steps into the circle to fire. The shot is high on the goalie and saved, but the rebound bounces to the ice where Chase Giampa fired a shot (7.8 MPH) into the net. Giampa from McCain.
Jaden Booth made the outlet pass from the defensive zone to Lucas Ouellette who skated up the right wing. Ouellette eventually lost the puck to Sean McGee who circled the net and flipped a pass to the top of the crease. Teddy Beal was close, but the puck slid to the far post where Ouellette pushed the puck into the net. Ouellette from McGee and Booth.
This was all, Andy Soucy. Soucy won a defensive zone face-off and controlled the puck. He skated the length of the ice, up the left wing, and cut to the circle in the offensive zone. Soucy fired a shot that almost hit Teddy Beal who had crashed the far post so hard that he was almost in the net. The puck hit the strings for a goal. Shorthanded goal, Soucy, unassisted.

Sunday, January 22, 2023. Keene Ice.

Score by period:

Keene Cobras: 01 – 01 – 00 = 02

2010 Flames: 01 – 01 – 00 = 02

The Flames on D, Jacob St. Pierre blocked/redirected the puck away from the slot and it landed right on Lucas Ouellette’s stick. Lucas circled toward his forehand side and skated up the left wing for a good shot from the circle. The shot was saved, but Andy Soucy was behind the goaltender at the far side post to put the rebound in. Soucy from Ouellette and St. Pierre.
The 2010 Flames were on a 5-on-3 power play. Gavin Petrie made a pass out to the point to Jaden Booth. Booth shot but the puck was wide of the net. Teddy Beal grabbed the puck in the corner, eluding the ref, and fired a pass back to Logan McCain at the left point. McCain ‘moonwalked’ toward the middle and lifted a shot up and over the goalie for the goal. McCain (PPG) from Beal and Booth.

: Out in Keene, Garrett worked on a new thing called the “Keene Lean”.

: Teddy looks for Jordan on a Flames scoring chance.

: Looks like the puck was reversed so everyone turned and skated after it.

: Coach Nick drops some pearls of wisdom and does the “Mic Drop Walk”.

: Hey Teddy! Always good to see you. Love, Dad.

: It’s surprising to see that none of the other players tried to reach higher than Logan. Hmmm.

: Traffic is getting heavier in the places where the Flames want go. What to do.

: The rink attendant was telling the teams about a chunk of ice left by the Zamboni and Chase was on it before he even finished his sentence.

: Eyes up. Thoughts processing changing conditions. All while on the move. Easy game.

: Chase caught in a freeze frame, but the stick blade and puck weren’t exactly caught by the frame.

: The 2010 Flames celebrate a goal scored against the Keene Cobras.

: Hey there! Whatcha lookin at?

: Lots of dark jerseys out in Keene, and the puck, dark, stands up on edge just like the players.

: Caleb is floored over this shoulder save by Travis.

: It’s a pretty nice barn to play hockey in. Good game. Tie score. Both teams played well. Nothing wrong with that.

Sunday, January 22, 2023. West Side Arena.

Score by period:

Crimson: 01 – 01 – 03 = 05

2010 Flames: 00 – 01 – 00 = 01

Logan McCain went on a skate-about, or an end to end rush. He got a shot off but it was turned away. That’s where Gavin Petrie snuck in and put the puck into the net. Petrie from McCain.

It was the only goal of the game for the Flames. And I asked Gavin about it after the game. He couldn’t help but bust out a great big smile, and puff up his chest in a ‘proud rooster’ kind of way during my interview. He said, “it felt pretty good” about scoring the only Flames goal. So naturally, I asked him if felt good because they lost and only scored one goal as a team, and he got it, yet it felt “pretty good”? Of course I was giving him a hard time and he backtracked and stuck to united team front kind of response. Then his handlers roughed me up a bit and the interview was over.

: Teddy cuts inside trying to get a good shot away while teammates go for a line change.

: This fore-checker has the attention of the defensive player, and the puck is left behind. Pretty much the whole point of fore-checking.

: Soucy takes the face-off in the offensive zone.

: Garrett skates near. I heard him saying something like, “Isn’t crimson just another word for red?” Well, one definition is: of a rich deep red color inclining to purple. I wouldn’t worry about it.

: How many items does Coach Adam carry during the course of a game day? Sticks. Bottles. Thoughts. I mean, it’s a lot. Thank you.

: Travis makes a save and Jaden makes sure that there is nothing else. Closed case.

: Logan gave it all he could to try and deflect this shot past Travis, all in good fun of course.

: The Flames were met with heavy resistance when they got close to the crease.

: Everywhere that Lucas went, his shadow was sure to follow.

: Caleb controls the puck along the boards while an opponent gets into a dangerous area where power could be unleashed.

This coming weekend only features two games. One home game at West Side Arena on Saturday morning against the Cyclones. One home game at JFK on Sunday morning against the Terriers Red. The schedule is light but we will have to wait and see what the level of play will look like.

You can find more 2010 Flames material in these pieces, here. 2010 Manchester Flames.

By this time, the tires were almost flat, but the Flames kept trying to get back into the game.

As you work the puck up the ice, winding through defenders and obstacles, or as you peruse through these words, and the pictures, there is usually a goaltender staring you down as the last defense. They don’t get into the scoring column, or even into the goal descriptions, but they are always there.

They have good games and bad games just like the rest of the 2010’s. I try to get pictures of as many players as I can, but it’s not ever even I don’t think. More than half the time I am staring at the game and saying numbers to myself, as in, who would be getting goals and assists on any given play. Then sometimes I remember that there is a camera hung around my neck.

Will Rosenbeck and Travis Ingalls continue to backstop this 2010 Flames team. They win, they lose, they tie, with all the rest of them. We are happy to have them both. As a matter of fact, we are happy to have the whole group. It’s a good group. I am pretty sure that the coaches enjoy this group a great deal.

We compare, and question. We stare in wide wonder and celebrate. We lose ourselves in up and down action as another weekend flies by. Or maybe it’s just me. But either way, we are gathered wherever the schedule may take us, because of the kids, every last one of them. It’s all about them. It can be so pure and wonderful. They don’t need our help to take our collective breath away. As it should be,

The thoughts and opinions expressed here are those of the individual contributors, mostly mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the schools, coaches, players, or characters listed in any of these blog posts. Or, maybe they do, but you would have to ask them directly.

Either way, “It’s a great day for hockey” ~ the late “Badger” Bob Johnson.

“We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we’re too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams.” ~ the late Herb Brooks.

“I started writing sports stories 20 years ago. I still do. I write because somewhere, in some game, a kid might be having the time of his or her life. That’s awesome to think about. It’s all about the kids.” ~ Steve Beal Sr.