Steal, skate, shoot, score!

That’s what you did over and over again at your latest hockey game at the Dover Arena rink.

You’ve come so far since your early days on the ice, struggling to stand and remain balanced.  I appreciate what you can do because I was a horrible skater as a kid.  My ankles were so weak I couldn’t stand up straight and was truly pathetic.  My favorite part about skating at the Lion’s Club rink in Somersworth – no lie – was listening to the rock & roll songs playing over the speakers outside.   Skiing, I liked; skating, not so much.

Every Sunday during the winter you play a series of five-on-five matches.  They divide the rink into three sections and six teams go at it for a total of 30 minutes per game with one minute shift changes.

You love playing offense in particular, and your confidence is sky-high.  On a typical Sunday across the three games, you often score 10-15 goals!  The best part is what you do after scoring… having seen NHL players do their thing, you bend one of your knees while skating and pump your fist in the air… and you always look into the stands to make sure your “fans” are watching the celebration.  Of course, we are!  Too funny!