September 11 Remembering and Hockey

• Remembering the heroes and the hockey moms and dads who lost their lives on 9/11 
• Remembering is a big part of hockey
• Remembering the nicknames of friends on my team and all of the laughs
• Remembering waking up so early for tournaments games and even practices that  DD and Starbucks were not even open yet
• Remembering driving through snow storms to get to hockey 
• Remembering the amazing car rides home with smiles and celebrations 
• Remembering the the tough car rides home with tears
• Remembering the team sleep overs and parties
• Remembering the tough placements on a team and how it made me stronger
• Remembering the feeling of scoring THAT goal
• Remembering a tap on the shoulder from my coach when I really needed it
• Remembering so many amazing coaches and mentors 
• Remembering my mom and dads face of pride on the glass
• Remembering being up late doing homework because my practice was so late
• Remembering my parents hanging out with other parents having as much fun at the tournaments as me playing shinny in the hotel halls with teammates
• Remembering all the great hockey people I have had the pleasure to meet 
• Remembering why we all play