It's almost all games in our division now. Our pitching has been there all year. The way Derek threw was encouraging. He has five more starts. That could be fun.

Lindsey kept us in a lot of games last year and she should be one of the solid points of our team.

This is very much a hands on role and Tom brings a wealth of logistical and Olympic Games experience to the team and we welcome him to the Australian team management.

Our teacher is very kind. She takes it easy and she gives us games. It's so much fun.

It means a lot to win six games in a row. We can compete with the best teams in the league. I think we are a playoff hockey team. We proved over the last six games that we can play with anybody.

We've won a lot of games before, so you don't want to get really excited about a first win. But it's hard to not be excited when your first win comes 13 games into the season, after Christmas. This is what we want to use as a springboard as we get hot and heavy into conference play.