We spent the 27th to the 30th at the rink, as the KC Saints were in the Confederation Hockey Tournament! Some may think, "Why would you want to spend some of your Christmas break at the rink?" to which we would reply, "Because we're crazy hockey parents and we LOVE it!!!" lol! Our girls may not love it but quite honestly, they don't really complain so maybe they love it too?!
Anyways, back to the tournament! Blake's team had an amazing tournament, bringing home the GOLD medal! They played teams who they play in their league play and beat the top 2 teams in the standings!! It was extremely exciting (and stressful at times) as two games came down to shootouts! We also enjoyed watching other teams play, including many of Blake's classmates and the tier 1 KC team. After the gold medal game, the entire team headed to BP's for a celebration. Sending a HUGE thank you to all our friends and family who cheered Blake and his team on. We love you and appreciate your support!
Congrats to the Saints!!! We are now looking forward to a good run during Minor Hockey Week :) The first game is January 8th. It's an interesting format - if you win the first game, you move on but lose one game and you're out. If you lose the first game, you still have one more loss before you're knocked out. And the top teams in the tier are in one bracket, while the lower teams in the tier are in the other bracket. So basically they make it difficult for the top teams!! And we're one of those top teams. Which we are proud of but in this instance, it might be easier to be lower in the standings! lol! Either way, we can beat every single team in our tier ... so hopefully they're on their game and play their best hockey!! Either way, I'll be cheering hard and a proud hockey mom :)
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