No pictures in this post, but I wanted to give an update on Lucas's hockey season. I gotta say, this year's almost like watching a completely different kid from last year. He's been a much more confident and aggressive player thus far, so much so that in his first exhibition game, Marilu said, "I can't believe that's our kid!"
He's not the fastest player on the ice, and he probably will never lead the team in scoring, but what he does have going for him is awareness. Last year, there was a kid on his team named Noah, and every time he was on the ice, I felt more confident for the Coyotes since he was always in the right position, whether it was for an offensive or defensive play. I told Marilu that that's exactly who Lucas has reminded me of so far this year.
The icing on the cake was this past Sunday, after Lucas's second exhibition game. His coach gave out post game "awards" for the first time, which went to the hardest working player and the smartest player, and Lucas was awarded the latter. Now I realize throughout the season, just about every kid will be named one or the other at some point, but he legitimately did earn it in that game. Hell, he probably had a shot at the former since he was backchecking like a madman, breaking up all kinds of scoring chances for the other team.
Anyway, the point of this post is just to say that I'm proud of Lucas and how far he's come in just a little over two years. This season ought to be a fun one, and I'll be sure to get lots of pictures!
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Spoken like a proud papa. Actually you're always a proud papa. Can't wait until December when we get to go to another game. It has always been fun but from what you said in your posting it sounds as though we'll have even more to look forward to from Lucas.
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