It’s been a couple of weeks since the youngest Peterson grandson took the ice for his first mini-mite tournament. Tournament maybe isn’t the right word because they didn’t keep score; there was no goalie in the net because there was no net.
Come to find out that for the mini-mites instead of nets they use a wooden box with holes at each end that the kids try and shoot the puck into for a goal. Trust me, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
So this being my first hockey-filled weekend, this is what I came away with.
First, hockey people are very well organized. Our son and daughter in-law are the first Peterson hockey parents from our family tree. We’ve been basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and football parents, but the hockey thing is new to us.
Watching our youngest grandson, Owen, get ready for his first hockey game was one of those grandparent moments that Mary and I will treasure forever. I had no idea the amount of equipment these kids put on. I can see why they don’t get hurt falling as much as they do, but I don’t know how they get back up with all that equipment on.
I was talking with a seasoned hockey mom who will remain nameless (Emily Crabtree) about watching Owen get dressed for his hockey game, and she told me a story about the first time she helped her oldest son get ready for his first game.
It seemed all was going well until it was time to put on the protective cup boys wear.
With a little help from a fellow hockey dad, she figured out she was trying to help her son put the protective cup on upside down.
All things considered, I really enjoyed my hockey weekend and look forward to watching a Peterson skate up and down the ice for years to come.
My congratulations to the Luverne girls’ hockey team for making it to the Minnesota State Girls’ Hockey Tournament. Roll Cards Roll!