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Carolina Fury huddle up and get instructions during the 2006 PowerHockey Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
For more photos, visit cesphotos. There you can find photos from each game the Fury played during the cup. All photos are for sale and proceeds go back to the North Carolina Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association.
FINAL ENTRY:
Well, we are in West Virginia tonight.
It is so good to be back on the east coast in my normal time zone. I was getting use to the 2 hour delay, but again it's not home.
Did I tell you how it doesn't get dark in Calgary until like midnight eastern time?!
That was pretty neat except everything closed at 6:00, so what are you supposed to do until dark???
Luckily, we had very friendly hotel managers who let us play in the lobby.
Anyway, I finally made it to Yellowstone last week. It was pretty, but I
couldn't really enjoy it because I was sick.
I got a nice view of the Yellowstone Clinic though. The doctor and nurses are very nice there.
We did see some of the hot springs at Yellowstone. They were really pretty, but they stink!!!!!!!! They smell like sulfur!
After Yellowstone we've just been driving.
I haven't been well enough to stop for any baseball games, which was tough because we drove right by the home of the Rockies, Royals, and Cardinals.
We did stop at one Western Store for mom in Missouri and she had a blast. There were about 20,000 pairs of boots there!
Even more freaky about this store was the hundreds of mounted animals in there. I mean I love the outdoors and have a few of my own trophies in my room, but this place was almost sick!
Oh, by the way, Pikeville isn't the smallest town in the USA!!!!!!
We drove by a place that had a population of 10 in Wyoming.
That's right ten!!!!!!
It was 2 houses and a post office! Remind me never to be a real estate agent in that town!
Alright well I am going to end this here.
I hope you have enjoyed hearing about our little adventure. We've had an amazing time!
Our team and our families really appreciate all the support you have given us.
We look forward to playing for you again soon.
Remember, we're always looking for players, so contact me if you want to give powerhockey a try.
Thanks again and I'll see you at home!
North Carolina Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association
Photos from the 2006 PowerHockey Cup are now online at www.cesphotos.com.
These photos will be on sale at a very low price for ONE WEEK! (Through August 20th)
After the 20th the prices will go back to their normal prices.
As always, all sales from these photos go back to the NCEWHA to help support a wonderful organization!
Day 11 (Hey that's my jersey #!!!):
We're finally back in the USA!!!!!!!!!!
Don't get me wrong, Canada was great, but it isn't home :).
We made it to Great Falls, Montana tonight.
That isn't very far, but we're taking it easy today. I actually have a
little sore throat, but I think it is just the lack of sleep catching up
with me.
We stopped in the duty free (no taxes) shop at the border today and one of
the Minnesota Saints were there. It is a small world!!!
They were like the 5th person that has already asked me if we were hosting in 2008.
What do you think NC, can we host the Cup???
Right now I am about 70% sure that I will send in a proposal, but that doesn't mean anything ;).
Alright that is all for tonight. Mom wants to use the computer.
Yellowstone tomorrow!!!!!!!
Photo of Jonathan and Vanessa at Lake Louise, just outside Banff, Alberta.
Jonathan and his family were in Calgary, Alberta for the 2006 World PowerHockey Cup. The Carolina Fury finished 5th in the Tournament.
Day 10:
Well today our team got shipped back home.
I spent the day touring some of Alberta with my parents, my sister, and brother-in-law.
We went to Lake Louise and Banff, which is in the Canadian Rockies. The views were amazing. Lake Louise is so clean that it looks like a swimming pool!
Oh and just in case you are wondering, the Calgary Selects won the
Powerhockey Cup.
They played against the Minnesota Stars and both teams played really well.
Hopefully one day we will be at that level.
The next tournament hasn't been announced yet, but we do know it is going to be in 2008. Some information will go out in the next few months on how to do a proposal to host the event.
Tomorrow we are leaving and heading back to the USA.
Hopefully, we'll be at Yellowstone tomorrow night. I am really excited about that!
Day 8 and 9:
Sorry I didn't get to write last night. We were hanging out in the hotel
lobby and some of our friends from the Minnesota Stars came over. By the time the hotel manager told us to quiet down, it was about 11:30 and we had to get some sleep.
We lost 3 games again yesterday, but we did play well.
We had the Stars on the ropes a little and we lost in the last minute to Michigan.
One day we'll have the continuity that these teams have. That all starts with recruiting back home and we are really going to work on that this year.
Today is the final day of the tournament and we played for 5th place this morning at 10:30.
We actually won it!!!!!
We played great defense and squeaked out with a 1-0 win. This was our first international win and I did keep the game ball for our "hall of fame".
We are about to leave to watch the championship game.
It is going to be a USA/Canada final with the Minnesota Stars playing either the Toronto Rock or the Calgary Selects.
Then we'll have a wrap up party afterwards and that is why I am writing now.
It will probably be a long night.
Thanks again for all your support. We had a great time and it such a great feeling to finally get that win :).
Whatever day this is:
Well the tournament finally started.
If you read our website, you know we lost our first two games. We actually played better than we did 2 years ago, but we can still improve.
We were really in both games yesterday, we just couldn't find the offense in the first game and couldn't contain a player until it was too late in the second game.
Oh and I got my first career penalty!
It was such a joke because I got called for holding...how am I going to hold a 300 pound chair???????
Granted my stick did come up and I should've be called for something, but the guy ran into me.
He had already knocked my foot rest off once and I was just trying to protect myself...it should've been matching minors.
We haven't gotten a powerplay yet in the tournament, but hopefully we will today.
Hopefully, we'll also get that illusive first win also.
Our first game is at 10:00 this morning so I have to get ready.
I hope you all are doing well.
Well today was interesting.
Everyone arrived safely, but we had a few issues with chairs from our Baltimore teammates.
I haven't actually met with them yet, but hopefully everything will be alright tomorrow.
Registration was from 3 to 5:00 today and our transportation hadn't made it
back from the airport at 4:00, so Mom and I had to make the hike on our own.
I would say that we walked at least 3 miles to get there.
And it is so cold here.
I left without my coat and had to buy a University of Calgary sweatshirt before we tried to make our journey back.
A really sweet girl got us to the book store, so I could get a shirt. I mean she walked us right to the bookstore! Of course it didn't hurt that she was as cute as she could be, but I was still amazed that someone could be that nice.
Mostpeople would just put you in the right direction.
After we got a shirt, we started the hike back...then it started raining!!!!!!!
So, we called the hotel and Josh's dad came at got us.
My dad was driving around Calgary had already left, searching for his long lost family.
We finally made it!!!!!
I am sorry the entry is late. Chip will probably be mad, but he is on the way flying anyway, so he couldn't post this entry anyway...haha.
We got to Calgary last night around 7:30. Yesterday was so long because we were so ready to get out of the van.
We drove up through Montana on a 2-lane highway and it was really empty! There were a few really small towns that really remind you of the old west.
I don't think they have upgraded since 1850.
It was funny because each town may have one little gas station, but all of them have a bar!
Crossing the border was pretty easy. We didn't even have to get out of the car.
I did see Montgomery Gentry's bus at the border. I guess they were getting searched
because they had over $10,000 on board.
Last night when we got to Calgary, we met up with Josh and his family and
went to Red Lobster to eat. It was great getting some familiar food.
Today everything will start getting busy as the team arrives and we have to take
care of all the registration stuff.
If I don't get to write tonight, Josh or Shawn will.
Today was amazing!
We are currently in Billings, Montana and still have
about 10 hours to go. We didn't get very far today because we actually did
some touring.
Mt. Rushmore is awesome! We spent about an hour there because there is a little museum and gift shop with it. Plus, I had to get plenty of pictures! I still can't believe 400 people were able to build it.
After that we stopped at Bear Country USA, which is about 20 minutes away from Mt. Rushmore. It is a drive through wild park, like a zoo without as specific cages.
They had everything from Elk to Buffalo and of course, bears! The bears would just walk right between the cars. It was so neat!
We finally got out of South Dakota and into Wyoming.
If you have never been, I recommend it. Don't come looking for people, but the nature and scenery is beautiful.
I have never seen so many wild deer and pronghorn. They are just standing out there in the open. Of course, it isn't like there is anywhere they can hide. It is wide open space to the horizon.
Well hopefully tomorrow night I'll be writing from Calgary.
I am really getting excited now...I've messed around enough, it's time to play some hockey!
Tonight on NBC-17 a feature about the Fury will be on at 6pm, 7pm, and 11pm.
Don't miss it!!
This isn't the exact route that the Greeson's are taking, but it's similar.
The idea here is to get a sense of how far away Calgary really is.
Go here to see a map of their journey.
If I'm not mistaken, they will be going into Montana and then going north.
If you follow Jonathan's entries, you'll see exactly where they've been.
Well we are in Rapid City South Dakota tonight.
It has been a really long day. The roads here are completely empty. The prairies are pretty though. Not much to see at all.
I'm hoping, but haven't seen any buffalo yet. We have seen some cattle.
We haven't gotten to Mt Rushmore yet, but we're close. I'm excited about that!
We did stop at a old west community thing. They sold fudge! Not much here either. But it was just a nice break from driving.
We are 2 hours behind you guys now and I am really tired, so I have to cut it short tonight.
Hello from Wisconsin, well it might be Minnesota, we are right on the border in Analoska (I think).
Today was extremely long! The most interesting city was Cincinnati. We just drove by it, but I really want to go there one day.
After that was the long journey of corn and soybean fields! I think that is all that is in Indiana and Illinois.
It seemed like forever until we finally got to Madison, Wisconsin where we made our turn west.
We stopped at Wisconsin Dails for dinner. That place is neat, it is like a water park resort.
So far we have driven 1200 miles and I am starting to feel it.
Plus it is hot here! It was still 90 degrees at 8:00 PM!
We're going to South Dakota tomorrow to see Mt. Rushmore, which I am really looking forward to. I'm not looking forward to the empty roads and really hot weather though.
There isn't anybody out here! I talked to Josh on Saturday and he is already in Canada. Luckily, he got me prepared for the road.
I'll be glad when we all get there though!
Well I need to sign off and get some sleep.