Home Playoffs, Here We Come
The UConn Hockey team has just made a huge step forward. In just their second year in Hockey East, the Huskies have earned home playoffs, holding the opening round of the Hockey East tournament at the XL Center this weekend starting Friday March 4, as they will host the No. 9 seed Vermont Catamounts. […]
UConn Hockey In The Month Of December
The month of December was a complete contrast to the month of November where UConn Hockey is concerned. After a winless month of November that saw the Huskies plummet to 11th in the Hockey East standings and post an 0-7 mark overall, 0-4 league mark during this grueling month, part of an eight game […]
An Exciting Night At UConn Hockey
On December 11, I went with my cousins Christine and JC to a UConn Hockey game in Hartford at the XL Center. It was the Huskies’ final game before the Christmas and exam break, who were coming off a sweep of the then-No. 5 UMass Lowell Riverhawks, to snap an eight game losing streak. A […]
UConn Hockey In The Month Of October
UConn hockey skates into the 2015-2016 hockey season with a lot of promise. They had an unexpectedly good inaugural season in Hockey East where they picked up 10 wins and 7 ties overall and 7 wins and 4 draws in conference play and finished much higher than expected, sitting in ninth at the season’s […]
100 And Counting…
Today’s post is the 100th post I have written for Writing by Josh! Almost five years now after my first post and Writing by Josh has grown from just writing about my personal experiences to also writing about sports, book and movie reviews, and what’s new in entertainment. I want to take this time to […]
My Confirmation
On June 7th, 2015, I received the sacrament of Confirmation at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Norwich, CT. I was confirmed by Bishop Michael R. Cote, the bishop of the Norwich Diocese; my Confirmation sponsor was my grandfather, George Saba. After Mass, we took pictures outside and inside the cathedral. Then my family and friends attended […]
All Good Things Must Come To An End…
The UConn Men’s Ice Hockey team just recently finished their Hockey East Inaugural season, and exceeded dismal expectations to become a team to be reckoned with. Everything was against them but they still did great for a first year Hockey East team. They made the jump to Hockey East, the best college hockey league in […]
Engine Repair: A Vital Part Of 4-H
For this year’s 4-H public speaking contest, the speech I delivered was entitled Engine Repair: A Vital Part Of 4-H . I delivered this speech at the 4-H Regionals Competition at the TAC Building in Vernon, CT, on January 17th. I won Regionals for senior speeches which enabled me to go to the 4-H States […]
UConn Gears Up For First Ever Hockey East Playoffs
The Hockey East playoffs start tonight and since it is their inaugural season in Hockey East, it is the Huskies’ first Hockey East Tournament. They finished the #9 seed in the playoffs, ahead of UMass, Merrimack, and Maine; despite ninth not looking too good on paper, the Huskies highly exceeded expectations, as they were picked […]