On the post for day 1 I forgot to mention a special thanks to the families that provided food for our trip. Also, another special thank you to Brian Stutz who showed up to wish us the best before hitting the road.

Day 2 of our cross country adventure started off around 6:30 for breakfast in the hotel lobby. It was a typical continental breakfast. At 7:15, we set off for SUNY-Cortland in Ithaca, NY where we would eventually practice. The bus ride seemed a bit less hectic than yesterday.  Once again, most of the guys fell asleep for a short while. About an hour or so into the trip, we put In Rounders to start off the “movie day.” The guys were a bit more lively since we got a full night of sleep. The time seemed to go by quicker and eventually we rolled into the Cortland ice rink parking lot.

We had a good hour and 20 minute skate.

Part 2 of today’s journey included lots of hours spent on the computer by most of the team. From poker to Avalon, guys were just trying to kill time. Lescovich, Sam Carr, and I were enjoying the games from addictinggames.com, especially one titled, The Hardest Game Ever. The title speaks for itself. About a quarter of the way in, we put movie #2 on which happened to be Taken. Making our way through the long windy mountain roads, we eventually made it to the Capitol Plaza Hotel in downtown Montpelier.

We have to wake up at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow and have a jam packed schedule including our game at 7 p.m. ET.

Practice at Cortland University (Cortland, NY)

Coach Bryan Cummings

Practice @ Cortland Univ.