2 goals for Mr.Murphy

Last night was one of the best nights of my life (I have been saying that to myself quiet often since my arrival in Long Beach) and I have some pictures to prove just how great it was.

I have my number 11 jersey, I am wearing number 11 because my coach Dmitriy Zharov wore that number when he was a player. Dmitriy has been teaching me how to skate and play hockey for a few months now and because of him (and some hard work and commitment on my part) I have had an amazing game 1 in my hockey life.

I scored a powerplay goal on my first shot of the game, it was a very nice play in which I scored 5 hole and on a breakaway (I still dont know why that team didnt have any players on their own blue line but its all good to me).

The second goal was a complete garbage goal, the puck was shot from the right side and the goalie made the save...and dropped it right in front of me. So I put it into his net for him :)

I think that after playing a few more games with these guys "Saturday Knights" I am going to have to play the level above "initation". It wasnt very challenging or competative. The playoffs start in a 5 weeks and if we win like 4 of our next 5 games I think we can get home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

If anyone is interested in seeing me play some hockey just let me know and I will hook you up with some free tickets!

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs Philly vs Buffalo

This series is going to be much more interesting then the western confrence number 2 seed playing the number 7 seed. The flyers have a lot of good things going for them, not the least of which is the BEST defence corp in the NHL. No joke, the bottom pairing defencemen these guys have would be the top pairing on some teams (Columbus and Florida I am talking about you). They are lead by the towering 6 foot 6 inch man named Chris Pronger who has been to the Stanley cup finals 3 times since the lockout. The only other star player who has done that is Marian Hossa. Chris Pronger is out with a wrist injury right now and we dont know when he will be back, but when he is back you will know. Last year he averaged around 27 minutes of ice time a game. After the clear cut all star their are some guys named Matt Carle, Kimmo Timmomen, Shayne O'brien and Braydon Coburn. Matt Carle use to be a San Jose Shark so I really like this guy. For Buffalo they ended the season on a 16-4-4 run. That run is exactly what you want GOING into the playoffs. Goalie Ryan Miller is just like Henrick Lundquist except he is American and is clean shaven. Also he doesnt have the same shut out numbers but he is the back bone to this team. Miller will have to be spectacular for an upset. That being said I think that the Sabres WILL upset the Flyers. Sabres will win this series in 7.

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs Caps vs Rangers

Dear the loyal followers of "Sharks and Ships" The Stanley cup playoffs start today, and if you know me at all (and you do) then you know that this is my FAVOURITE 2 months a year. Playoff games are what the NHL is all about. Seriously. If you are like the Sharks, Canucks or Capitals you really have a 82 game preseason. Those teams (along with a few others) have some extremely high expectations and they should. Round 1 is my favourite round because its a fresh slate for all teams involved. That being said allow me to give my predictions with round 1, in the eastern confrence we have the Capitals and Rangers with the 1st and 8th seed respectively. This series is going to be a Capitals win because they have the advantage in every single department except goaltending. I like what the GM of the Capitals has done this year with this team, acquiring through trade Scott Hannan, Dennis Wideman and Jason Arnott. What these guys bring to this team is expeirience, leadership and they are all still very effective hockey players in their respective roles. Scott Hannan by the way is the only man left from the Sharks epic 5-3 penalty kill (during which we lost 2 sticks so it became a 5-2 pretty much) left in the NHL. Jason Arnott is a very tall and strong center who could be the Caps number 1 center on some nights. He is excited to be on this team after playing in some rather boring teams like the Predators and Devils (by boring I mean defence first) he is playing on a team that is very happy to score 6 goals even if it means giving up 1 or 2. The Rangers have essentially 1 thing going for them as I mentioned before and that is Henrick Lundquist. This guy is amazing. Simply put if I ever get my dream job of becoming a NHL GM and I ever get a goalie like him I am going to lock him down with a LONG term deal. Like 8 years or so. He gives you a chance to win every game, he can steal some games and one of my favourite stats from him is the fact that he leads the NHL with 11 shutouts. Basically every 6 games he doesnt allow a goal. No big deal. Except these games he is facing the best hockey players in the world. So unless Henrick pulls of a Halak (check youtube if you already dont know what this guy did in the playoffs last year) the Caps are going to win in 5.

Murphmobile2

These pictures are that of the '08 SCION Xd that I bought earlier this week. As you can see its not at all manly BUT it does kind of feel like a space ship because it has buttons to control the radio on the steering wheel and A LOT of other miscelleneous buttons that I am sure to figure out sooner or latter.

This car is was bought primarily because it gets 37 miles to the gallon and has a messely 12,000 miles on it which makes it essentially brank spanking new. I have saved up for this purchase for a VERY VERY long time and plan on enjoying the fruits of my labours for an even LONGER time.

Sycamore Huanted ship

This is one high quality costume, I was getting complements all night from every angle and had a lot of fun with it.

As you can see the pants were a touch too big, but aside from that it was a perfect fit.

Some of the kids wanted to know if I was the joker from the movie, to which I reluctenly said no but they still wanted to shake my hand and take picutres with me which I did so gladly.

There is another costume party tonight that I am going to go to, so you might see more of this handsome devil known now as the "Canadian Joker"

what you can get for $200 at the Shark Tank

Below we have a Sharks 20th anniversary t-shirt, its pretty cool in my humble opinoin. Its going to be a collectors item for sure some time down the road. Also I purchased pictures of 2 players I dont already have. Joe Pavelski and Danny Heatley. When I get home I am going to take down some old pictures and put these bad boys up. I may even frame them.

on the left we have offical NHL western confrence finals pucks. They were used during the pregame warmup by none other then the likes of Joe Thorton, Patrick Marleau, Danny Heatley, Rob Blake, Joe Pavelski and even the Chicago players such as Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa.

Below we have the most bad ass trash can I have ever owned. I really will have trouble topping this one off. I mean who else is proud of there trash can like I am? This thing is going in my bed room and I am going to clean it out everday and wash it like once a week. Nothing but the best trash bags go in that trash can. EVER.

Above we have the sharks pillow that looks like a jersey, it is the perfect size for my bed (small), and super comfortable. Please note that it even has strings like the real jersey does at the neck part. My ship mates are totally jelous, and to make up for it they kind of tease me a little bit but I know its just because they are jelous.

So I dont have pictures of the Christmas presents that I also bought while I was there, and also I didnt get pictures of the hockey cards that I bought while I was there or the sharks banner of playing in Sweden this year for the first 2 games of the regular season. Once I get my own home I am going to have a room dedicated to the Sharks and it will bu flying proudly in that room.

Thank you grandma and grandpa and mom for taking me to the sharks store, I really had a great time and I am already excited to go back to that place.

When your heart has been broken

Hello ladies and gentelmen of whom take the time to check and read my blog. Today I wrote a poem on what it is like to be heart broken. These are simply the feelings that a 20 year old male experianced when getting dumped (during a deployment none the less, but in all reality the timing probably wasn't too big a factor). It's a tad bit more on the depressing side so if you are looking for a pick-me-up I would suggest NOT READING IT. I wrote it because my best friend Alex said that I should embrace the emotions and feelings, not hide or ignore them. That being said if you do read it please enjoy.

When you're not hungry, your stomache doesnt want food
When you're not happy, your face doesn't want to smile
When your heart feels heavy and hard like a rock,
When your sleep gives you no rest
And your rest gives you no life
This is when you know your heart has been broken

The lights are dim,
The food has no flavor
The fire feels cold, and the flames are blue
This is when you know your heart has been broken

When you have given your everything
When your future is a jet black sheet of nothing
When your mirror shows you the face of failure
When you have these feelings my friends,
You are heart broken

Never again will I mock a heart broken man
Never again will I tease a heart broken woman
I will treat them with class
I will treat them with comfort

Now that I have felt the stomach that doesnt want food,
Now that I have had a face that doesnt want to smile,
Now that my sleep has given me no rest
And my rest has given me no life



Now that I have seen the dim lights,
Now that I have eaten the flavourless food,
Now that I have felt the cold blue fire,



Now that I have given my everything
And seen the future of black nothing,
And seen the face of failure in my mirror

Now that I have had my heart broken,
Now that I have had my heart broken,
Now that I have had my heart broken,
I am living a half life
I am only living a half life because my other half has left me,
But before she left,
She made sure that I was heart broken