Hey Goaliegrrl, Nice to meet you. I have a few female friends that play goal and it's good to see more starting up. Sounds like you are having fun and doing well, keep it going.

My name is Keith but my nick is NetDog, I got it playing for a team called the Coyotes. I play an aggressive hybrid style and like to handle the puck alot and talk to my team constantly during the game. I have been known to growl or even bark at the opposition when they get to close, very intimidating. I started figure skating when I was 4 and when I went to start playing hockey at age 10 I couldn't skate on the regular skate curved blade so I tried goalie skates (flat blade like a figure skate) and I skated awesome. I have been in goal ever since. I was on my way to a junior tryout when some-one ran a red light and totalled my 7 day old car. I Burried my knee into the dash board and severly injured my back. I needed 2 operations on my knee, 1 on my back and 2 years of 3 days a week rehab. I have been back playing for 1 year now and am unfortunatly past my prime. I play in an adult league and am having the time of my life. I missed playing so much for 3 years, but I am glad to be back in the pipes. My first season back I played for an expansion team that wasn't very good. I would get out shot on average 50 shots to our 10 per game and we lost 28 of 32 games that season but I had fun every single game and didn't mind that we lost because hey, I was playing again.. Now I am on the same team and in awesome shape, playing HOT, our team is going to the final next week. We have only lost 4 games this season. Anyway enough rambling, I live in Beautiful Vancouver B.C. Canada and I enjoy hiking and the natural surroundings we have here, as well as snowboarding, golf and excersize in general. I am trying to get into the best shape I can.
I missed 3 weeks this season with a concussion and I have only been back for 3 games so I need to work hard to bee in playoff shape for the final.

Keep playing and make sure that you are having fun. That is what it is all about, not winning but just playing. Although a shut-out is nice now and then.

CUDO's to the guys running the Bulliten Board. Good Job

Peace.