Hockey Tourneys and Tidbits

The end of January Braeden had a home Tourney. It was also Grandparents weekend. Braeden was thrilled to have all his Grandparents in attendance. They ended up winning the toilet bowl. Earlier this season we had our first experience with game suspensions. I'm sure my Brae-Brae will roll his eyes at me posting this, but we have told him he will be telling his Grandkids this story someday. Braeden and a player from Kasson were tangling and the other player had Braeden's stick locked with his own and wasn't letting go. Braden let emotions rule, lost his head and off came the gloves and a he threw a punch. He was thrown off the ice for the remainder of the game and was suspended for two league games. Brad and I didn't even have to say anything more. The natural consequences were way more stiffer and his own self-talk were harsher than anything we could have said. It practically killed him to watch his team from the sidelines. Ironically, every game since when there is some scuffles he is always first to throw his arms to say, "Wasn't me."













Then, last weekend we were in Willmar for a Tourney. Which involved a weekend a hotel stay. I think we all needed that to combat cabin fever. We call, Clara, Braeden's team mascot. She has a Husky hat with a blue bow on it and one of her favorite new words is "go, go". Braeden's team took second place and received the above trophy. Notice the "A" on Braeden's jersey. His team voted him the team Assistant Captain. It is quite the honor for him to serve as a leader this year. When I was tucking him into bed Sunday night, he was tear-eyed. When I was finally able to get him to tell me what was wrong, he said, "It's just that I may never be on team with all these guys, again." He has been having such a fun year and these guys are like a family to him. That there makes this season completely successful.