The NHL Playoffs began on Wednesday night, the start of a two-month marathon that will conclude with one team lifting the most famous trophy in all of sports. Players will lose teeth, shed blood, break bones and suffer all manner of horrific injuries … and continue to play. When the champion is finally crowned, a […]
Read more "Playoff Time Is Family Time"One of the regular challenges with Ryan is to get him to leave his room and engage with the rest of the family. If left to his own devices, he would often spend hours in his room, either playing with his Hockey Guys (and performing the play-by-play at the top of his lungs) or typing […]
Read more "And the Vezina Trophy Goes To"We are at a hockey game. Nothing unusual about that. It is the last game of the season and there will be no playoffs for our local team. We had decided to make a day of it. We splurged on better seats, souvenirs for the kids, and a pre-game meal at the restaurant next to […]
Read more "A Hockey Family"For a few weeks now, ever since I wrote my open letter to the San Jose Sharks, the NHL season has been hurtling towards a chaotic conclusion. Ryan and I have nervously eyed the NHL standings each night as both of our favorite teams — Sharks for him, Washington Capitals for me — bounced in […]
Read more "Mission Accomplished"Today’s post will be a brief one. I was up way too late and am way too sore after taking part in my office hockey tournament last night. It’s an annual event we hold to celebrate the game we all love. We put together four teams, order jerseys, fret over the player draft, and spend […]
Read more "Gone Celebratin’"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 