The last of the Varsity ice hockey games between Oxford and Cambridge universities is tomorrow evening, at Cambridge Ice Arena, at 5pm. I will be playing for Cambridge Huskies B against Oxford Vikings C.
- Will it be high quality hockey? No
- Will it be entertaining? Absolutely
- Will I fall over? Obviously
- Will I get in a fight? Maybe, if someone touches my goalie
My goalie is one of the Men's Blues, who put on goalie pads for the first time on Tuesday. Generally the squad is the people who couldn't play Varsity for Huskies or Women's Blues, plus the aforementioned novice in goal and an experienced goalie skating out. Our attempt at an entire forward line of goalies was regrettably thwarted by people having other commitments.
The results of the other Varsity games this year were:
- Cambridge Narwhals v Oxford Vikings A: won by Cambridge
- Cambridge Huskies v Oxford Vikings B: won by Oxford
- Cambridge Women's Blues v Oxford Women's Blues: won by Oxford
- Cambridge Men's Blues v Oxford Men's Blues: won by Cambridge
So this is both a not very serious game, and vitally important to win the best of five.
I'm still getting used to my new skates so I'll be playing this (and my other game for Kodiaks on Sunday) in the old ones.