Asian Tournament - Day 2

Today we faced North Korea. We played very badly in the first period, with the exception of our goalie, and we escaped the first period tied at 0-0. The second period we played much better and came out of the second up 4-0, with goals from four different players. The third period was a little up and down and after giving up a couple of goals, we came back and scored a couple of our own to win 6-2.

So, we have made it through the easy portion of our schedule and now have a day off before we face Japan and Kazakhstan in the final two games. Hopefully the day off will allow us to recover some of our injured players.

At the game we met someone from the U.S. embassy in Beijing. His son plays hockey and he knew some players on the South Korean team. He was very nice and gave us all a ride home after the game. He is originally from Waltham, MA, it is truly a small world.

After the game, Tim and I went out with Tracy and Butch again as it is their last night in China. We went to an acrobat show and then for at “hot pot” dinner. The acrobat show was amazing, with some unbelievable stunts. Hot pot was good as always and it was a great evening.

Good night again from the Chinese Capital!