As part of its annual “Hockey Weekend Across America” celebration, USA Hockey and the NHL are asking people to use social media to say what hockey means to them, marking their posts with the hash tag #hockeymeans Since there is no way I could confine my answer to 140 characters, and since I’m sure USA […]
Read more "Hockey Weekend Across America"Despite his intense interest in hockey, Ryan doesn’t care much for hockey cards. We have them all over the house in various stacks and boxes, but he doesn’t often look at them. Trying to figure out how to engage him in something I thought would be right up his alley became a challenge. We tried […]
Read more "Get Your Facts Right"Anyone who has played hockey remembers their first goal. Mine came in a house league clinic when I was probably 5. I scored during a goal-mouth scramble and afterwards was awarded the puck by my coach. I treated that puck like it was the Stanley Cup. Ryan had been attending a hockey development clinic for […]
Read more "Now That’s a Celebration"Washington, DC. — February, 2008 We had just arrived the day before, having driven a few hours from our home, but it had already been a looong trip. The car ride was fine, but our attempt to see the sites of our nation’s capital had been a disaster so far. The plan was simple. Drive […]
Read more "Alex Has To See Me"Have we really come this far? No, really. Let’s think about this for a moment. It’s Jan. 2, 2012. That would make it just over three years since Ryan first put on a pair of skates and a hockey helmet. Three years to go from that first cautious step out onto the rink to playing […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 