10 reasons why the 2015-2016 hockey season rocked and you set the ice on fire:

1.  Your Dad – he helped coach the team, a once in a lifetime experience for you both, in what turned out to be a special hockey season.
2. Plenty of competition – Five months of head-to-head battles around the state, week after week, your team playing in two simultaneous leagues, the Granite State and Seacoast League.  Practice started in October 2015, games began in November and the season officially ended March 13, 2016.
3. A challenging backdrop – last year you played hockey in Maine, so when your family relocated to Durham, the coaches placed you on a team without your friends, with several first-timers learning the ropes.  Some kids may have been upset and negative, but you accepted reality and put the team on your back.
4. A nose for the puck and goal  – it was obvious from the first game how you have the instinct, confidence and “get it done” drive.  You anticipate the buck and explode down the ice with one vision in mind: puck in goal.  You aren’t thinking negative thoughts, you’re thinking “I’m going to score a goal now.”
5. Improvement – one of the most satisfying parts of the season was watching you evolve… your skating improved, stick- handling, defense, shooting.
6. Putting up impressive numbers – You started off strong and kept going… 13 goals in your first six games.  When the season ended, you had racked up 54 goals and 12 assists.  Your Dad lost track, but he said you had at least six hat tricks.  What a season! You played your heart out and never gave up.
   
7. Two championship tournaments; life lessons learned – the first tournament was in Concord, NH for the Granite State League. You won the first two games, moving into the leader bracket. The semi-final game was a tough one, you played your heart out but ultimately lost. You scored the only goal in a 3-1 loss.  A few weeks later it was the Seacoast League championship in Dover.  You scored both goals in a 2-0 shutout and Championship win.
8. Leadership – everyone looked up to you.  When a goal was needed, you instinctively understood this and made it happen, often single-handedly flying down the ice as  teammates struggled to keep up.
9. Humility & team – some kids may have gotten a “big head” doing all you did, but you stayed cool and steady, making the pass to a teammate whenever you could and never bragging.  You encouraged the younger talent and became a mentor, the kind of player everybody looked up to.
10. Representing–  I appreciated how you represented the Beaupre name!  Hearing “Camden Beaupre” announced at games (a few rinks had the audio equipment) raised goosebumps for Papa Beaupre and your Dad.  At one game in Rochester, you scored six goals; each time they shouted out your name. I was so proud.

Here are some favorite photos from this season:

Game One of the entire season:

Leaving the locker room after the last game of the season having won the Seacoast League Championship game in Dover with a 2-0 final score.  You scored both goals.