Cub Hockey

Goodness it's been a long time...there's a lot of pictures to post since our Christmas tree hunting...or even before then back to Thanksgiving, but I'll just start with today. The boys started cub hockey this week! It's on Monday and Wednesday nights, Monday being practice and then scrimmages on Wednesday. It's really fun.

The boys were sure to carry their own bags on their first night, unfortunately this didn't last by day 2. :) For cub hockey, you rent all the gear.


Nate was up first. He's in a 5-7 age group and skates for 45 minutes. They start with all the boys on one end of the ice, then have them skate as fast as they can. They blow a whistle and everyone falls to the ice and sliiiiiides. The farthest that slide are in the fastest group. They break the kids up into 3 groups.


Can you guess where Nate falls into? Skating with Sam every Saturday morning has definitely helped out this kid! The first day they introduced "hockey stops" as kids continued to run into the boards and each other. It was quite hilarious as no one knows how to stop.


After Nate's game tonight, he skated up to me and said, "Mom, do you want to know who won and what the score was?" They don't keep score, however Nate does, and knew that they won 4-0. The kid got a hat trick on his first night out.


Next up is Macalicious! This is all I see of him on Mondays because Mondays are also our night for cub scouts. Nate finishes up at 6, then Elly and I take him to his scout meeting which also starts at 6. Sam stays with Mac which his skate goes to 6:45 and his cub scouts start at 7:15. Our Mondays are a little crazy, but I'd rather have one crazy night then something on every night.


I did get to see Mac tonight though! He's in an 8-10 group and at the beginner level. He gets a little distracted at times, but when the pucks around him, he suddenly gets focused! :)He almost scored a goal! He wasn't so sure about signing up, but he's excited to go and has a great time...we're happy and encouraged to see him give it a shot!


Mac said he likes the practices better than the games...which I'm thankful for the way it's set up. I think having one day being fun drills helps the kids with their skills, but can also encourage kids who are younger and aren't as aggressive in the games.


"Here we go Ma-c, here we go!(clap clap)" This is what Elly would yell out every once in a while for her brothers with her hands cupped around her mouth. It was darn cute...she'd get everyone's attention on our end of the ice. I'm not sure how I ended up with such a loud child!


This is what the boys look like afterwards...bright red and completely tuckered out! They've slept well these past couple nights!