If any of you are having insomnia or still hitting the bottle late Friday (well--actually early Saturday at 0030), watch USNPanther Jr playing for the New Zealand U18s against the NZ U20s. They are playing a 4 period game (U18s vs U20s for 2 periods, then NZ men's team split squad for 2 periods).
Covid stuffed up the planned IIHF tournaments for 2020 and 2021 for these teams. He would have played in Luxembourg in 2020, and somewhere that was never determined for 2021. So at least they are getting a game. USNPanther Jr is the team captain for the U18s, and will be number 18 for the team wearing white.
He proudly displays a yellow Pitt hockey jersey on his bedroom wall along with his NZ national team jersey. Pre-Covid he wanted to study in the US or Canada and play hockey. Hopefully he can pull that off in a few years once the world opens back up.
Here is the link:
Covid stuffed up the planned IIHF tournaments for 2020 and 2021 for these teams. He would have played in Luxembourg in 2020, and somewhere that was never determined for 2021. So at least they are getting a game. USNPanther Jr is the team captain for the U18s, and will be number 18 for the team wearing white.
He proudly displays a yellow Pitt hockey jersey on his bedroom wall along with his NZ national team jersey. Pre-Covid he wanted to study in the US or Canada and play hockey. Hopefully he can pull that off in a few years once the world opens back up.
Here is the link: