A FULL DAY OF HOCKEY 🏒!
Christmas Eve Eve found us back at the AB Brewery for what was supposed to be a two hour family skate that Tom arranged for Chase’s hockey team. Then the plan was for us to go home and hang out while Stacie wrapped and Tom and Chase went to play in the father - son hockey game. Instead it turned out to be a whole day away from home except for a quick stop home to pick up hockey gear on the way to the game.
In addition to the family skate Tom gave some of us a behind the scenes tour of part of the brewery including the Clydesdale barn and the tasting room. Then we ate at the Brew House with some of the team.
The final part of this full day of hockey was the father-son hockey game for Chase’s team. Before we left the house that morning the head coach sent an email to the parents asking for a volunteer to play goalie on the Dads team. I jokingly told Tom I’d do it if they didn’t get a volunteer and I didn’t have to wear skates. Stacie asked if I was crazy. “With your knee? No way.” Throughout the day I kept joking about it and Stacie kept repeating no. Chase said, “Papa, remember this, you’re the Dad, she’s the kid. She doesn’t tell you what to do”. I still laugh every time I remember that.
At the brewery rink I asked Coach if he had a volunteer yet and I was honestly surprised when he said no. I told him about our conversation and he said I could do it without skates. I laughed and said I’m sure he’d get a volunteer but if not I really would consider it. 😳 By now I’m sure you know how this turned out. No volunteer so I decided I had to do it. A lot of the mothers including Stacie had intended to stay home from the game to continue prepping for Christmas but when they heard Stacie’s 70 year old father was going to be in goal they decided to go.
It was a lot of fun but nerve racking every time the kids had the puck in our end. We played halves of 25 and 20 minutes and I was exhausted mentally as much as anything when it was over. I only gave up 1 goal the first half when the fathers were still fresh. Chase scored that goal and then added two more in the second half for a hat trick. We hung on and won 11 - 7 or 11 - 8. That was a great once in a lifetime experience!
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