Hockey Finals Bound!

Last weekend, Lucas's team won their second playoff game in the 3-game round robin tournament and by virtue of the other teams' records, they locked up a spot in the finals. This week, they played the team they'll be meeting in the finals since they still had a game to play in the round robin. So it was basically the least stressful game we ever watched since it didn't matter who won, both teams were going.

That said, the Coconuts won it 1-0, going undefeated in the round robin andoutscoring their opponents 8-1. Not bad at all! Let's just hope the magic can last one more week. On Saturday, they will play for the Kanata championship, and if they win that one, they'll play against the championship team from Nepean for all the marbles. I don't have high hopes for that one since the leagues are pretty mismatched this year, but if they can win Kanata, I'll be really happy since Lucas has come close to winning a championship (they lost in the finals last year) but has never gone all the way.

Here's a video I took of them getting off the ice earlier. The Coconuts are in white, and as luck would have it, Lucas was the last Coconut off the ice, making it easy to find him.

Before I go, here's a funny one of Lucas from last night. He had just fallen asleep in this somewhat unusual position.

And then here's his wake-up call (or dog) this morning.

Happy Easter!

Yo yo yo

Before Beatrix's obedience class tonight, Lucas put a backwards hat on her. Much to our surprise, she didn't mind it and left it on long enough that we could take a couple of pictures.

Who knew Lucas wouldn't be our first teenager?

Hockey Playoffs 2018

The Coconuts kicked off their 2018 playoffs with a fairly dominant 3-1 win. They controlled the puck most of the game, even when short-handed due to 2 penalties. The score also makes it look closer than it was as the other team didn't score until there were about 4 minutes left. 

Whatever the case, it was a great start and hopefully they can keep up the momentum into the next two games of their round robin. Due to March break next weekend, Game 2 won't be until March 25. Rest assured I'll be back here with an update.

I haven't taken many hockey photos this season since, let's face it, most of the on-ice ones end up looking the same. Plus, I like to watch the game, not concentrate on the camera. But since I have so few, I'll try and remember to bring out the Nikon to one of the other games.

In the meantime, here's a photo I like from the tournament in Toronto in January. So serious.

And from a couple of weeks ago, here's hockey a little closer to home. That's Lucas about to take the shot.