The Career of Bryan Hurst (NHL 09: Be A Pro)

[SabresKings3623]

Good updates, congrats on the 1st pro goal....

[bhurst99]

Game Two: Rockford at Quad City

[Pink Mist]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

Yeah, I guess that was pretty sappy. LOL

Only a little. lol

[star king3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pink Mist

Only a little. lol

ya only a little but still awww

[bhurst99]

Oct. 11, 2008

I laughed when I was first warned about his temper but I wasn't laughing when the nuclear bomb that is Bill Peters exploded in our dressing room in the first intermission.

Some players had told me Peters temper is legendary in hockey but I've had plenty of coaches with short fuses. They usually don't go too far in hockey circles or last too long because players simply don't respect coaches who are all fire and brimstone. It's why a smart coach like Mike Keenan has coached more teams than I can count.

When goalie Wade Flaherty told me Peters can be a bit of a head case -- yelling one second at the top of his lungs and complementing you the next like you're the second coming of Wayne Gretzky -- I thought Flaherty was joking, just trying to scare me, a rookie.

I was dead wrong.

We went into the first intermission down 2-0 to Quad Cities. We were sitting there on the benches with our heads down because we truly played bad in the first period.

Peters waits for everyone to sit down and the room is pretty quiet because we know we were terrible.

"I would like to know how that guy is wide open in front of the net for the tap in on the second goal," Peters starts.

"Uh oh," Flaherty quietly mutters, sitting next to me.

Peters runs over to the two defensemen on the play and gets an inch from their faces.

"Did you not see him? Are you blind? Do I have blind defensemen on this team? Should I send you guys out on the ice with dogs? Maybe the dogs can bark and warn you idiots when there are players on the doorstep of the crease. Maybe one bark for open in front of the crease, two barks for open in the slot. We're going to need a very loud dog. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY LOUD DOGS FOR MY BLIND DEFENSEMEN?"

Peters was uncontrollable, yelling at the defensemen for the full 15-minute intermission, completely tearing them apart. It was ludicrous. It's only the second game.

Naturally, the first thing that happens in the second period is I get a stupid cross checking penalty out of frustration. I was scared to go back to the bench.

Quad City took a 3-0 lead but then we got our legs and by the third had tied it 3-3.

We lost in shootout but after the start we'll take the point. I had our only goal of the shootout.

We go back in the dressing room after the game and Peters is now smiling.

"Great comeback, guys. I'm really proud of the heart you showed out there coming back from that 3-0 hole. Great work."

Wow. Peters might be bipolar.

I hope it's not going to be like this every night.

[star king3]

nice

[bhurst99]

[bhurst99]

Game 3: Iowa at Rockford (1-0-1)