Played ball hockey tonight at Withrow after missing last week because I got the time wrong (showed up for what I believed was a scheduled 8:30 game, only to learn that it had been at 7:30. Oops.)

We suffered a dispiriting 8-4 defeat tonight. We only had 7 guys show up, likely thanks to the Leafs playoff game on TV. So that means only 2 subs. We played pretty well in the first period ñ after falling behind 2-0 we clawed back to tie it and then went ahead 3-2. But our diminished manpower caught up with us, and we just didn't have the gas to keep the legs running in the 2nd period (we play two 20-minute periods).Of course the other team didn't have much of a roster either, but they played better together, and just gave it more.

Kind of glad that the Leafs are now out of the playoffs. At least from here on in maybe we'll get a full team out. Next game is Thursday at 8.