Sam played his first game of “pick up” ball hockey on the driveway last weekend. He heard Lucas out in his back yard and, after hole-in-the-fence negotiations, they secured management approval for the historic game. Daddy helped them set up and suit up and agreed to officiate. Game on!
This player’s mom was in the kitchen for the duration—whipping up lasagne for a pre-playoff game dinner for eight—but the whoops and laughter drew her outside for a little second period action. Shot some candid ice-level moments, catching this great save by our future Vezina trophy winner. A casual stance, to be sure; but great net protection, eh? (squint: that's the orange puck bouncing off his red blade). Way to keep your stick on the ice, Sammers! Shut down what looked to be a dangerous rush.
Unfortunately, a few plays later, left-winger Lucas scrambled for a bouncing rebound and inadvertently slashed the goalie across the top of his Birkenstocks (the training choice of all flat-footed NHLers). While he suffered injury only to his sense of bare-toed entitlement, the goalie verbally retaliated. In fact, one might say he was Sidney Crosby-esque in his over-the-top reaction to minor provocation. Chalk it up to adrenaline, maybe, but he couldn’t let it go.
The referee gave him 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct, but the now incensed goalie refused to head to the penalty box. He took it up a notch, threatening physical retaliation. That’s a game misconduct, Buster. Howling, pummelling protests at the injustice of this referee, who is clearly biased in favour of the visiting team! Ejection.
Took a while for the little hothead to calm down. When he finally recovered and issued public apologies for his behaviour, he also announced that maybe he wasn’t up for any more hockey playing that day. He and the sole member of the opposing team ran upstairs for the light sabers instead, and the two pretended to whack the crap out of each other until dinnertime.
This player’s mom was in the kitchen for the duration—whipping up lasagne for a pre-playoff game dinner for eight—but the whoops and laughter drew her outside for a little second period action. Shot some candid ice-level moments, catching this great save by our future Vezina trophy winner. A casual stance, to be sure; but great net protection, eh? (squint: that's the orange puck bouncing off his red blade). Way to keep your stick on the ice, Sammers! Shut down what looked to be a dangerous rush.
Unfortunately, a few plays later, left-winger Lucas scrambled for a bouncing rebound and inadvertently slashed the goalie across the top of his Birkenstocks (the training choice of all flat-footed NHLers). While he suffered injury only to his sense of bare-toed entitlement, the goalie verbally retaliated. In fact, one might say he was Sidney Crosby-esque in his over-the-top reaction to minor provocation. Chalk it up to adrenaline, maybe, but he couldn’t let it go.
The referee gave him 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct, but the now incensed goalie refused to head to the penalty box. He took it up a notch, threatening physical retaliation. That’s a game misconduct, Buster. Howling, pummelling protests at the injustice of this referee, who is clearly biased in favour of the visiting team! Ejection.
Took a while for the little hothead to calm down. When he finally recovered and issued public apologies for his behaviour, he also announced that maybe he wasn’t up for any more hockey playing that day. He and the sole member of the opposing team ran upstairs for the light sabers instead, and the two pretended to whack the crap out of each other until dinnertime.
Boys...
2 comments:
We really need to get our hockey fans together. And you just might have a new career path should Don Cherry ever resign!
"pretended" to whack the crap out of each other?
I've met your son. He actually whacked the crap out of me. He's pretty strong for a four year old, yanno. Cute, too!
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