Grading the Baby After One Month

I’ve been a father of three for about a month now. There were a lot of unknowns going into number three: What’s life going to be like with a third kid? Do I remember anything about babies? What vehicle are we going to buy? Daycare. When can I start buying hockey equipment? You know, the […]

Back to School

Today was the first day of school for the young(est) men in the family. They didn’t actually have school, we just met their teachers and dropped their stuff off. But it was still the first day. Semantics. Upon arrival, there was a table setup outside at which two aides were sitting. The Phy Ed teacher […]

Hockey Players Are the Toughest Athletes on the Planet

I’m not going to sit here and pretend that hockey players are tougher than other athletes. It’s just a fact so I don’t have to pretend. I mean it’s right there in the title. And tonight we got another example of that from Vincent Trocheck. The dude can’t even skate, and even though he’s trying […]

When is a $6 million home not worth $6 million?

My sister-in-law sent a text to me and my wife today. For once it wasn’t about her wedding. No, it was because of that house up there. More specifically, it was because of this. Not entirely sure why she thought I’d be interested in a mansion with hockey rink on the premises, but here we […]

Signs you might be an obnoxious hockey parent.

A comprehensive list: You care entirely too much about the outcome of a game between 7-9 year olds (or 10 or 11 or 12 or…) and yell at the kids. On either team. Not cheer, yell. You yell at the refs. That’s pretty much it. I personally could do without the cowbells and cheering for […]

Cooking With Nick – All Gas No Brakes

Large child had a hockey tournament in Rhinelander this weekend, which is where another young man played one of his first youth hockey tournaments once upon a time. Tournaments were always the best part of playing hockey as a kid, so even though this year was radically different due to COVID restrictions, it was pretty […]

I don’t know what I should blog about today.

“Blog about me,” the younger child piped up. “Blog about you? What should I write about?” “About how I like hockey.” “What do you like about hockey?” “I like shooting and skating and passing and flipping the puck up high. And I like drills.” My youngest child likes hockey. He particularly enjoys shooting and skating […]