Happy Birthday Nick Curato

Born Sept 5th 1984

Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Nick from Denmark. Nick is my wife's brother who thinks that hes getting a boat from me as a gift. Its in the mail bud.

Hope you're enjoying your day of birth.

Team event was a blast.

Today our team went clay pigeon shooting  at some farm out in the middle of no where. It was a great time watching some of the guys shoot these guns because they were horrified that they were going do something wrong. Most of the guys were surprisingly good, considering they had never shot a gun before. When we got there, I was favored best shooter and I was nervous that I was going to be a flop. You know me though, when it comes to competition I bring my "A" game.  I was really rusty in the beginning but came on strong near the end going 5 for 6, 4 for 6, and 12 for 15. It was a fun time and I might go back on a day off with some guys to do it again.  After, we made or way back to the rink where we had a little BBQ. It was time to eat some ribs, but I'm always disappointed when eating ribs because there are NO ribs, I repeat NO ribs better than my wife's father Mike Curato's. I'm not just saying this to score brownie points, but in all honesty his ribs hands down can compete with anyones. Its was a great day, nothing better than Shooting some guns and eating Ribs.

This was the Shot gun I was using today. 12gauge Beretta

Game today, Clay shooting tomorrow!!

So I'm off to my home game today in about an hour where Ill be playing my buddy Steve Birnstill from my NU days, but tomorrow is what I'm really excited for. We have a team event where we are all going clay shooting. Being an avid hunter and understanding how to use a gun properly, I feel safe. However, I took a hard look around the locker room yesterday and about 15 of 22 guys, I WOULD NOT give them a gun to shoot. So it should be interesting to see what happens tomorrow at this event. 

Move in date has arrived!!!

Priceless!!!

Jenn just posted these pics on Facebook of my college buddies moving all our stuff into our new place. Somehow they found the box with all my Hockey Jerseys.

Lost 5-3.

Steve Birnstill at Northeastern University

Last nights game was a disaster from the start, plain and simple our team just wasn't ready. We looked tired and worn out. At one point we were down 5-0. Yeah coach was not a happy camper.  So we paid for it this morning at 9am. We did battle drills and skated for the entire 45 mins. It was brutal, considering we got home at 2am in the morning and I fell asleep around 330am, than made my way to the rink around 8am. UGHHHHH! Well I'm going to try to get some rest and prepare for what coach has planned for us at 5pm practice. Also we have a game tomorrow at 3pm, so hopefully he gives us a little slack this next practice.
The team we play tomorrow, has one of my good friends from college on it, Steve Birnstill. He was a D-man at NU and we've been trash talking each other all summer which team will be better. Hopefully we can beat him tomorrow so I can have some bragging rights for a bit.

Its official!!!

(Keys in Jenn's Hand)

                                       Jenn and I closed today.  Home Owners at last!!!!
                                                                 Boston here we come.

No cat for this guy, but I'll take a Golden Helmet!!!

I decided not to adopt a cat, but one of the import players on my team and his wife got a baby kitten. Ill just go over to his place if I want to play with the kitten. 
So tomorrow we have another exhibition game on the road. This team has come in second for the past two years, so there is lots of tension between that team and the team I'm on, considering they've won it the last 2 years.  Heyyyy ohhh!!  We're looking to win it 3 years in a row, and the rumor is that no European team has won 3 championships in a row. Trying to make history here in Vojens Denmark.  When you win the league, every player gets a golden helmet. Its pretty cool actually (see pic above of last yrs team after winning the championship).  Hopefully I can get myself one of these Golden helmets!!!