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OFF TOPIC BRAGGING
On 4/9/10 9:26 AM, "Nancy" wrote:
On Apr 8, 3:28�pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote: DS and DH are in Rochester NY for the USA Hockey Nationals (Tier II) My "little" boy tied for 1st place in the skills competition last night. How about that?! C How wonderful for him....and for you to be able to brag about. Nancy Isn't good that Cheryl can brag on her big little boy - doing so well in skills after his team didn't have the same stellar start. We're hosting the Tier II PeeWees (12& under youth) here - so I've gotten to spend a bit of time with kids on teams who definitely had a rough start - going home tomorrow. My little brag - DH is working the USA Hockey National Special Olympics tourney. Which includes special athletes in all kinds of categories. The traditional "special" - which has mentally disadvantaged, and autistic kids. Sled hockey -- youth & adult - which is amputees/paraplegics. The sled hockey is amazing. He worked special games last night - each team actually can have coaches on the ice during those games. Tonight - a triple of sled hockey - which actually in adult is very full check - the sleds have pushers (on skates) but coaches are not on the ice. In the adult divs they can have up to 3 able-bodied players (in sleds), youth divs must all have a disability that qualifies them. It's pretty amazing. Tomorrow - he does 4 of the games. Anyhow - it's a great thing, and of course as part of the honor of doing the games, the ref fee is donated. So, a little brag. But, I will say - after working at the PeeWee Tier II Nationals today - saw some poor goalie from Alabama just totally become dysfunctional in one game- Lost 9-1 - and it could've been much worse. At one point - I think goal 8 in the 3rd - the puck actually hit the blade of his stick - he made the save but then flipped/turned it - right into the back of the net - swoosh. The opposing team from Portland Oregon was very, very nice, and I think honestly had backed it down after 5-0. The 1 didn't come til mid 3rd period. Then, woohoo - a real fun game between a team from Huntsville, and a very strong team from Delaware. Lots of company in the box (I was doing dual duty overseeing the scorekeepers and doing the visitor box - Delaware). The ref was from Kansas - and had a hit from behind called in the 2nd period. There were 4 kids in the home box, and 3 in the away (2 sets of coincidentals - not at the same time - plus the kid sitting the 2, plus the kid who had to sit his 2 & the 10 min misconduct). Making things interesting - some dads above - from the less northern team - who were loudly trash talking the other parents, yelling at the linesmen, and then actually picked on some poor kid coming into the box on a pretty routine kind of thing. Fortunately, one of the USAH supervisors that I know well came over & I was able to get him to deal with it (as in the parents were told they would be removed shortly, etc). And the PA lady made a lovely "good sportsmanship - enjoy the game" announcement when they came back after the ice cut. The poor girl in the other p-box - she did a great job - (no parents allowed in any of these positions - she's from the tourney staff) I had to yell thru the scorers so they could tell her - and she watch my semaphores - with who went out when. Of course, then a bunch of my fellow refs came by at times to accuse me of causing trouble - as if. The kids were all pretty nice kids. Skilled girl skating on the Oregon team - she did well - made me think of Cheryl's Elise. It's great being at these games, and so nice that the majority of the kids really do seem to be here with a great attitude. Ellice |
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