A Beer Cooler?
Today I have another "end" to talk about.
The news reported last night that our beautiful, state of the art hockey arena has been sold.....to a beer distributor.
There's a lot of frozen floor space in that building, but would that be the most efficient way to keep beer cold???? Heh.
We're bummed. The Boy is passionate about hockey. I was counting on hockey being our ticket to keeping him out of trouble; keeping him focused on a goal; keeping him away from drugs and alcohol. He has no idea what is going on.
We've had a Junior A hockey team and kid's hockey leagues here for about 10 years now. A lot of these kids cut their teeth playing hockey and are now to an age and level of play to be taken seriously. It could have been their ticket to a college scholarship. Hockey is a long season - typically August to April - so it leaves little time to take part in any other sport. For many of them it would be too late to switch, and besides, a love of any sport can't just be transferred to something new. We have another ice rink, but it could never accomodate all the people in this valley that currently use the arena.
Is it possible that the beer distributor plans to go into the hockey business? Maybe. But, our Junior A players were told their team rights will be relinquished and they are free to seek out new teams at tryout camps this summer.
In totally related news, HP called and wants to apply to our university for the fall semester. It is one of the most highly regarded engineering schools in the country. We would be thrilled to have him back.
We may have found a way to keep The Boy focused via hockey after all.
The news reported last night that our beautiful, state of the art hockey arena has been sold.....to a beer distributor.
There's a lot of frozen floor space in that building, but would that be the most efficient way to keep beer cold???? Heh.
We're bummed. The Boy is passionate about hockey. I was counting on hockey being our ticket to keeping him out of trouble; keeping him focused on a goal; keeping him away from drugs and alcohol. He has no idea what is going on.
We've had a Junior A hockey team and kid's hockey leagues here for about 10 years now. A lot of these kids cut their teeth playing hockey and are now to an age and level of play to be taken seriously. It could have been their ticket to a college scholarship. Hockey is a long season - typically August to April - so it leaves little time to take part in any other sport. For many of them it would be too late to switch, and besides, a love of any sport can't just be transferred to something new. We have another ice rink, but it could never accomodate all the people in this valley that currently use the arena.
Is it possible that the beer distributor plans to go into the hockey business? Maybe. But, our Junior A players were told their team rights will be relinquished and they are free to seek out new teams at tryout camps this summer.
In totally related news, HP called and wants to apply to our university for the fall semester. It is one of the most highly regarded engineering schools in the country. We would be thrilled to have him back.
We may have found a way to keep The Boy focused via hockey after all.
posted by Well-heeled mom @ 12:17 PM
1 Comments:
At 1:11 PM,
DD said…
I'm guessing the college does not have a hockey team if they excel in churning out engineers?
You must be a pretty cool family since HP wants to come back to go to school. The Boy is a very luck little boy.
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