Nice 6-2 team win for Oyster River Bobcats Varsity ice hockey vs. Somersworth-Coe Brown at UNH’s Whittemore Center. Everyone contributed to the W which elevates OR to third place in the state with a 5-2 record. Camden Beaupre (photo courtesy momentsbymadelyn) scored two goals and had one assist. Curtis Leitz scored on a blazing slap shot; Cam Miner, Liam Eddy and Tyler Rinko each got goals. Sophomore backup goalie Cole Harwood did a great job, as did every line and D. Next up; Bedford at St. Anselm’s Tuesday night. Go Cats!

Way to go Camden & team!

Nice 6-2 win for Oyster River Bobcats varsity ice hockey vs. Somersworth-Coe Brown at UNH’s Whittemore Center. Everyone contributed to the W which elevates your team to third place in the state with a 5-2 record. Considering this is a major rebuilding year (with 10 seniors having graduated from the team last year), you’re doing really well.

You had a complete game, playing great offensively and defensively, scoring two goals and logging one assist. You elevated everyone’s play!

Curtis Leitz – who’s become a fixture on your line – scored on a blazing slap shot; Cam Miner, Liam Eddy and Tyler Rinko also got goals. Sophomore backup goalie Cole Harwood did a great job, as did every line and D.

From the moment you step onto the ice in pre-game warmups to the final handshakes with your opponent, Grammy and I are glued to every movement. So proud of you Cam.

Go Cats!

Ice skating on the baseball field at Fenway Park? Yes!  How did this once-in-a-lifetime event come to be?

1. Fenway Park recently hosted the National Hockey League (NHL) “Winter Classic” on January 2, a nationally broadcast hockey game between the Bruins and Penguins.  Red Sox ownership decided to keep the rink operating longer for other sports teams and private events.
2.  As a long time Board of Directors member of nonprofit Operation Hat Trick (OHT), I was invited to attend an invitation-only skating event to honor and support wounded veterans and service members. “Feel free to ask your grandkids if they’d like to skate at Fenway,” said Dot Sheehan, OHT founder.  Very nice of her. Your hands went up fast; everyone was all-in.
   

Bonus #1: skating at Fenway meant getting out of school early!  No problem-o. After we all piled into the Explorer at Noontime, we got sandwiches from The Works and gobbled down our chow while driving South.  Once in Bosotn, there was time to spare, so we checked out a multi-story Target store before walking over to our ballpark-skatepark.

Bonus #2: the hard rain that had been pelting Massachusetts and New Hampshire that day magically held off until the very end, enabling you to skate without getting wet. Awesome timing! It was a blast watching you do your thing on an official NHL rink, Fenway Park all lit up, with music blaring and a 360-degree surround-view of Fenway Park.

When it was over, we visited the fab Time Out Market where we swapped stories and enjoyed delicious food from 15 different food locations.  It’s a large, pretty, open dining destination with long common tables and white lights glowing.  We ate our fill until we reached food coma (the donuts put us over the edge).  Everyone was beat and slept all the way home – except for yours truly, your ever vigilant GrandDude.

Bonus #3:  we all helped an amazing social cause that helps people live better lives every day.  So glad you could be there with me.

An epic afternoon and evening we’ll always remember.