Day 3... sorta. NWJHL up, AJHL not.

Okay... 3 4 notes on NWJHL:
1) I did get the paper copy of the Sept 28th GP @ Sexsmith game and manually added in the PIM for Sexsmith onto EP (as of yet, they aren't listed on the NWJHL website for the online game sheet).
2) The Fairview @ Slave Lake game is not fully entered on the league website, therefore as I know the score from the game - the EP standings and up to the minute. The NWJHL site's standings and held back, because that game sheet is not completely entered as of yet.
3) As that game sheet is not fully entered, the player stats for both Fairview & Slave Lake cant be updated fully until the stats are posted online... that or I find a way to gain access to the game sheet somehow and get he stats onto EP.
4) Presumably accidentally entered in incorrectly, but Kings G #1 Ryley Shipton was credited with the Kings goalie stats in Fort St. John, when it was actually #31 Connor Goudreau that played. I have the 'pink' copy of the game sheet to back it. So, I've entered in their stats on the Kings goalie stats on EP how they should be.

As for the AJHL... I'm ticked at myself for this... but it's nearly 8am & GP Storm game vs Whitecourt starts in... yikes... 6 and a half hours! I need to get to sleep! Chances are I'll come home after the game and fall into bed, sleep for however long, and then get the AJHL up ASAP.

Sorry sorry sorry.... I need to sleep though... gotta get the hours sorted out too.

More in the PM...

Day 2 - still on track w/AJHL & NWJHL

Short update as I need to get to bed ASAP to get up and ready to catch a bus to catch another bus for road trip to FSJ in... 8 - 8 and a half hours... so yeah, need to sleep!

AJHL & NWJHL both up to date, but with some catches as last night/morning... haha!

Oh yeah... woulda got more done tonight if not for having a nice good chat with my so-called "EP clone" - buddy of mine on the site, that basically does everything I did before getting so busy offline... except, he's not quite the crazy workaholic I was (updating AJHL weekly & 10-20 leagues bi-weekly on EP til late November... then it was right out the window after I started this blog... haha!)... lucky for him! Haha! Anyways, he's nicerly took care of the NHL updating for me the last 2 nights, but down side is when we get chatting I don't manage to be able to get anything done... haha! Don't have the focus I had last year, still, yet... hopefully when these headaches finally go away. They are/were WAY worse than I make/made them sound... out of nowhere my head and mainly ear canal are burning... and I mean burning... and it's hard to focus on anything... add in chatting to a chat that's a lot like you, and... you get the picture! Haha!

As for AJHL - I do have a usual trust trade list (.txt file) started for the league, and luckily the only inter-league movements I know about currently is F Jaden Sveinson to Whitecourt from Canmore, and today D Orand Werenka, who was presumably released by the Olds Grizzlys, showed on the game sheet for Drayton Valley in their game against the still undefeated, 11-0, Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

I am hoping to obtain the Sept 28th paper game sheet of GP JDA Kings @ Sexsmith Vipers to add in those missing Vipers' PIMs, so will either get them that way or if they get updated by NWJHL league admin.

Off to bed I go now though. Have a great weekend everybody!

By the way... if anything is outdated, or incorrect in the stats or player data or height/weights - let me know [nicely]. Thanks in advance! I strive for accuracy as best as possible.

I'm baaaack! AJHL & NWJHL fully updated on EP... FINALLY!

Okay, as it's been forever since I've posted here, and how it's after 8:30am right now... I'm going to make this as short and sweet as possible...

The AJHL & NWJHL are fully updated with standings and player stats on EP.

I can guarantee everything's complete though at about 95-99%. I want to get everything done now, but I need to get to bed. How I got so much done tonight, is beyond me (I've been hiding it as well as possible, but have been suffering from insane heat headaches for 3 weeks and fighting it as best as possible)...

AJHL
* I have to go through ALL the game sheets yet to make sure some rookies or players cut, aren't missed, as once they are traded/reassigned to midget/cut - they go hidden from main AJHL stats listing on league sites. Not a glitch or anything - just a side effect of the ESportsDesk stats site layouts, unfortunately. Plus I have to go through and all all the trades in from the end of last season, as well - I literally was offline & off EP for 2 months during the summer. I basically went off the grid, so to say... so it's made this catch up all that much harder with the headaches.

NWJHL
*Should be as close to 100% as possible besides the Sexsmith Vipers penalty minutes. The updaters missed adding the penalties onto the electronic game sheet for the game vs the Kings last Saturday in Sexsmith, for the Vipers. I don't have a copy of the paper game sheet myself, so unless I get that or the stats are completely by league admin - the Sexsmith Vipers stats with be 'as complete as possible' for the time being.

Besides that - enjoy! I hope to try managing 3 league stats updates (AJHL, NWJHL & newly started NHL) daily on EP as best as possible from this day on. I cannot 100% guarantee I will be 'back to normal' for tomorrow night's games though... it may take a few days to adjust, but will do my very best - you can count on that!

Not much of an update... but hey!

Just thought I'd check in here quick.

The daily post plan didn't happen... not to be making excuses, but after the Kings game with Dawson Creek Thursday - I was dead tired and out of it with post-root canal issues. After Storm game last night - similar situation. After Storm game tonight - I had to move all my main furniture to the back of my home as I'm getting a matching set from a relative tomorrow afternoon, with the help of family friends moving it here. Strangely, even though my ear canals have been burning (post-root canal main issue of late) and I did a load of dishes... I strangely had the energy to get some progress done on the AJHL on EP. I'd like to continue getting more done now, but need to get some sleep ahead of helping move the furniture in.

Good things - I'm heading out of town for 4-5, away from main distractions & there's NO hockey games I'll be working until Friday when the Kings are up in Peace River to face the Navs to start both teams' seasons.

Bad things - I'll be out of town for 4-5 days and be around 2 (possibly 3, depending if this cat stays reclusive or not) animals that are half crazy/youngsters. Maybe 14-15 month old kitten (that seriously looks & acts more like a little cougar to me), and a not even 2 month old puppy. The reclusive cat is a mature adult, so likely wont be too distracting. Oh yeah - Fort St. John Huskies & Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks opened the NWJHL season 6 days ahead of the rest of the league - meaning I'm already behind on 2nd league I've committed to updating daily here & on EP.

Though time is still flying by, and there's LOADS of catchup to get done yet... I am still 100% committed to getting caught up and back to daily for the AJ & starting up daily (when games are played) N-dub updates as well. Giving up just isn't in my thought process for this - even if I'm doing a crazy amount of stuff and planning to do more than last hockey season.

Anyways, just a quick update. I cant and wont guarantee it, but I VERY much hope to have the AJHL as close to fully up to date as possible, tomorrow night (into Monday morning for most of the MST... haha!). Enough said for now. To bed I soon go.

Thanks for your understanding!

Bout time I updated here...

Okay, I've been meaning to post here forever already, so let's break the ice...

Some may hate it, most seem to like it/love it, but I am back doing the 4 hockey jobs I was doing last year, and as far as I know I'm still verbally committed to the 5th.

Weeks ago, I honestly didn't think I'd be doing any hockey work at all this season, besides on Elite Prospects - but heck, did that ever change fast! First day into Grande Prairie Storm training camp I get summoned back to help out with the Storm, and happily returned and have helped out since the 2nd day of camp there. Besides filling in for whatever needed like in the past, I'm updated stats gamely now and really enjoying it.

Same day, a new management member with the Grande Prairie JDA Kings (whom I know decently well from the past) approached me about returning and made a very good case. After thinking about it a bit I accepted, and am glad I did. Last season I dunno... I felt more so like I was with the team, almost like a third wheel after coming on for the last couple months of the season and beyond - and then things kind of went sour late. After the time with the team so far this season - I definitely feel like part of the team, and I'm loving that! Been at practices, games and travelling on the road. Working on website stuff, Twitter (team account and my main account, sometimes retweeting my tweets to team Twitter today as I got mixed up a few times - had a root canal like 7 hours ago, so I have a good excuse... haha!). Also will likely be doing stats on the league site for the team, but don't have the new login info for this season yet to have done anything for tonight's 8-1 win over the Dawson Creek Canucks.

Along with those 3, there's the verbal commitment with the Grande Prairie Athletics staff to help them with stats this season (I think the season is starting in October?), and there's this blog here that's been very neglected unintentionally so far into the AJHL season.

Apologies for being behind on the blog & AJHL... my hockey work life is really going more and more offline and I still haven't got my work focus back online from pre-February... it's still a work in progress. Anyways, between resting up post-root canal, I am hoping to get the AJHL stats and rosters up to date and try and get caught up on the days I've missed as best as possible. The way I look at it - in an extremely positive way... I only started what I was doing on this blog into December last season. Even if I am behind (which I'm ticked at myself for, regardless!), I'm starting on it all 3 months earlier.

I know some people have been getting ticked at EP (me - basically!) for not having the whole AJ stats up yet, but I'm trying hard to balance everything as best as I can and to get everything fully up and up to date as soon as I can. Everything I'm doing in these 5 hockey related jobs is 100% voluntary - no wages earned, though there is some perks included, so to say. All I can do, is do my best and try to balance everything... financially things aren't the best, but I'm not stressing about it. I'll get that all worked out eventually. I have a very positive attitude since late August... something happened, and I'm not elaborating, but it's had an indefinitely great effect on my life. Ever since then - I've seen things in a different light, and a lot of stuff that would really get on my nerves in the past doesn't phase me at all. I was easy going before - but a lot more so now!

Anyways, best conclude this. If all works out well, I do hope to have at least 1 post daily from now on until the season is out... or at least until the Christmas break and all season out after that... haha!

Bye for now... hockey fans! Haha!

A very very very overdue 2013-14 post

Hey there hockey fans... I am back to work in the GP hockey community, and I mean back (5 hockey related jobs, 4 confirmed as of right now - one being here and another being Elite Prospects), but I'm taking longer than I hoped to get my flow/focus back on here & EP so far.

Will try and get the AJHL stats/updates back and going for the new season as soon as possible between games and that, and if I can manage I'm hoping to do the same and daily updates as well with the NWJHL.

It's busy already, and I've only been working on stuff with 4 of the 5 jobs... will be interesting when they are all active more - going to be busy busy busy!

Anyways, just touching base before I get too tired to finish getting the Storm stats & roster up after the AJHL season started tonight (Friday - I haven't slept yet, so it's still Friday to me... haha!)... before I head to bed as quick as possible and am up somewhat shortly after.

More to come, in the immediate future.

Very long awaited blog update

Well, unintentionally this blog, AJHL updates, NWJHL attempted updates, and work on Elite Prospects really went out the window the last few months. A lot of people close to me, thought/assumed it was due to my work with the Kings - but it was mainly an especially hellish February & March for me offline especially, and a barely better start to April thus far  But, besides my explanation below - I'm 'turning the page' and starting a bit of a 'new [old] chapter' in my life... and I guess we will see how the months ahead of the 2013/14 season go before I really know what's going on for me.

I've actually spent the majority of this weekend in bed - actually about 3/4 of the hours or more, I'd say (as much of an exaggeration as it looks, I kid you not!) since getting home from the pharmacy after a 3rd doctor appointment for it in the at least 5 week duration of it so far. It improves, then bang... worsens to the point of it's worst. I cant decide honestly if I'm worse now than in the first week to two weeks of it, or if I've been worse this weekend... cause it's pretty close. Easily the worst sinus cold/head cold/throat & chest cold of my entire life... and add in what seems to be a pretty severe tobacco smoke allergy, and it just adds to that immensely. All this sick time unfortunately/fortunately has left me with a lot of time to think, and over think  and stress, and you name it...

But, in the midst of everything and especially after the Storm & Athletics were eliminated from their league playoffs - the time and work with the Kings was just about the only good going in my life. I loved being around the players and feeling like I was part of 'their' group, at least. Was great being part of their first NWJHL championship, great to have the opportunity to go to Provincials.

I'm not going to go full out angry venting publicly, that's for sure... but let's just say the whole experience post-NWJHL championship with the Kings (next to no communication with me, at all) has left me with a complete sour feeling/taste in my mouth about doing any sort of volunteer work anymore at all. I just came to feel that I was trying my hardest and in the end it felt like I was taken for granted for that, and due to working hard & doing my best - which is normal me when I really enjoy what I was doing. But after it, I kind of am 'done the season' so to say... with a bit of a hurt/used feeling after everything.

Through it all though - I was 100% behind the players (through it all I kept tweeting for the boys and supported them all I could that way), but due to other factors I barely felt like I was with the organization most of the time in Wainwright for Provincials. And I eventually started doing my own thing - and enjoying the Provincials and Wainwright due to that. If it wasn't for one of the players calling me over at Boston Pizza the last night we were all in town, and involving me in a team bonding prank (as I'll call it), and the good times after... I kid you not, I was planning to stay for the remainder of the Provincial Jr. B tournament in Wainwright and enjoy the full tournament. I only missed 1 full game of Provincials up until that time at BP's, and I was about 99% set on staying in town until at least hours after the tournament or even longer if something came up - cause I really made the best of my time out in Wainwright & around the Peace Memorial Multiplex (home of the Jr. B Bisons, and a twin rink arena in Wainwright) and absorbed the atmosphere and everything as much as I could. I more than happily would have stuck around and helped out if the opportunity arose to do so.

The real sad thing about the above pass... I didn't even get it through/with the team... I ended up getting it myself. No one ever did talk with me about any of the frustration I was going through (even since - and we've been back already a week)... there's where I really felt my value/feeling used & taken for granted, and there's where I, in the end, really feel sour about volunteering at all anymore.

That kind of echoes onto here... and with the Storm & Athletics also... I'm just not sure what I'm doing at all anymore. In the end I've been doing way too much, and getting nothing out of it to help myself. If anything I've just been spending more money - and that ain't right. All I've been getting is experience... and experience doesn't pay for anything...

But what I've come to decide, is well... things made the most sense for me working wise, pre-move back to GP (Aug 31st) when I was updating the NHL daily/nightly ahead of their BS lockout that I'm still a bit sore about (and that #HockeyisBack slogan - like honestly... it was like every other person playing hockey when the NHL wasn't - were nothing and meant nothing! Pretty ignorant & senile if you ask me.). But before I get back to there, I want to do my best to catch up on/finalize stats for the AJHL & NWJHL - maybe I will post a completely or finished part 2 of that never ending AJHL update I was doing for weeks until I totally lost track of it.

Honestly, things were going great for me and making sense for those first 5 months back in GP also (Aug 31/12-Jan 31/13) - I was unable to keep up with what I started working on in September on Elite Prospects, unfortunately, in mid-late November (I was updating around 10 leagues bi-weekly I believe on set days) and did my best to keep up daily AJHL updates until around January 28th (a day after joining the Kings organization). That just so happens to be the same day a relationship started deteriorating for me, and a bit of a snowball effect ensued until well... maybe it's lowest point in mid March, and around that point I ended up getting this cold I'm still suffering with.

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But like I said... turning the page, so to say. Back to work on EP, like before. Two weeks left in the bowling league  - the playoffs. And the challenge of handling that and the newly started ball hockey league... that was a challenge, but I handled it better than I expected. Never played in any sort of organized hockey league, and got placed on division 8 of 10 in the GPMBH (GP Metro Ball Hockey) league. I figured it'd be over my head skill wise, and it was alright... just endurance wise was a real challenge. I barely had any energy left for the second half of the league debut - but, so did most of our team as we were badly shorthanded and out of shape. But hey, I got an assist on our first goal (Thundercocks #94 - we were just given random #s and I decided if I got the A I'd keep Smitty's #, instead of my usual 28... and sure enough) so I'm not doing too bad! Just gotta get some endurance going & get back to biking when I get rid of this cold. If anything, I've got one big similarity with Smyth - rocking the hair... haha!

But enough typing for now... time to fix a few things, some cleaning, and I've got to get back to online work. I've struggled with focus there since late January, and it's about time I got back to normal there already!