And it’s a wrap for round-robin play

Another day and another four ringette games. Today saw the last of round-robin play and tomorrow we will move into the qualification round. Energy is still high and for sure we are going to be in for some exciting games in the next few days.

We started the day off driving through a small blizzard on the way to the rink. Since Team Nova Scotia played the first game of the day, it was a crowded house and we parked near the back. It was a fun short walk to the arena as Emily and I belted out an old classic tune.  

After our incident yesterday with the police, our nicknames for today are Cagney and Lacey. Emily is Cagney and I am Lacey. As always, we are giddy to learn what tomorrow holds in the nickname department. Any guesses? Our phenomenal gamesheet entry pal, Cathy Hebert, is the brains behind the nickname operation.

Since Franski and I met at the 2007 Canada Winter Games, I have been missing her smiling face around the rink. As always, many small things make me think of our crazy adventures since 2007. If I was to sum it all up, this photo totally captures it.

There continues to be lots of media interviews happening with the athletes. At one point today we had seven interviews immediately following one of the games. Very exciting for the athletes to have this opportunity to do interviews and it is great exposure for our sport.

Tonight will consist of printing gamesheets for tomorrow’s games and resting up for our big five-game day. The officials invited us to the Keg for dinner, so that’s pretty good incentive to get our work done quickly. Or wait, wasn’t that invitation taken back? Giddy up.

Catch you tomorrow!
Alayne (Laynski, Frick, Laverne, Lacey...)