Hello hockey fans!
So our team is among the top three in the OHL Eastern Conference standings, and while we're excited things have been going well, we know it's not going to get any easier. We've really improved our overall game since the first match of the season. We really do seem to get better every day. I think our offensive-zone play has been good and that's been a huge part of our success.
I think our special teams have been doing well and we always seem to have a lot of chances to score goals (Ottawa is third on the power play in the OHL at 30.0 percent). We've gotten good production throughout the lineup. Our defensive-zone play has been a lot better of late also.
I think my linemates, Joseph Garreffa and Austen Keating, have really helped me a lot. We have pretty good chemistry playing together. On the ice we talk a lot and try to support each other. We look to make quick passes to set each other up for some open plays. Sometimes you have those nights where everything is clicking and we've had those so it's been a lot of fun.
Personally I'm just trying to get better every day. I'm in the video room a lot with coach Andre Tourigny. After every game we talk to each other and he shows me what I need to improve in my game, but it's always little details. We talk about the offensive-, neutral- and defensive-zone things that not only help me, but the team. It's not really stuff that I need to do to improve but more just about reinforcing things or tweaking things here and there. I appreciate those sessions.
I think it's great that teammate forward Jack Quinn (10 goals, 13 assists) was upgraded from a B to an A rating in NHL Central Scouting's players to watch list this month. I think he certainly deserves it. He was underrated entering the season but is such a good player. He competes every day and you can see he's a really good player, good skater, and he can really shoot the puck.
