School is out. It’s officially summer time. We are in that difficult, super-unstructured period between the end of the school year and the start of camp. It can be trying. Ryan wants to spend most of his days away from us, alone in his room typing hockey standings. If we let him do it for […]
Read more "Something New"I don’t have time to write much today. I am traveling again for work. Not complaining, this is one of the perks of the job: getting to attend the NHL’s major events. This time, it’s the NHL Draft in Pittsburgh. I love this event for several reasons. Watching these 18-year-old prospects, who have worked and […]
Read more "Deja Vu"I hope everyone had a nice Father’s Day. Even though we are in the middle of a new, it-gets-worse-before-it-gets-better disciplinary approach with Ryan, who is somewhat of a behavioral rut of late, I managed to enjoy my weekend immensely. I used the Father’s Day card to log plenty of time in front of the television […]
Read more "Father’s Day Hockey in Paradise"There will be no Game 7, as I’m sure most of you know. The Devils finally got themselves into a situation from which they could not recover. They took a bad early penalty, gave up three power-play goals in a five-minute stretch, and the Kings never looked back. The final score was 6-1. I know […]
Read more "So Much I Want To Tell You"I am incredibly privileged to get to attend the NHL’s major events like the Stanley Cup Final, the Winter Classic, and the All-Star Game. And while I spend the majority of these events watching the games on television in a work area underneath the stands, I always try to make it out to the arena […]
Read more "Time For One More Memory?"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 