Hardest Worker

All of the time on the backyard rink in January paid off for Declan during a Sunday game late in the month. The pieces came together and he played an amazing game. His passes were on point, his positioning was great, and he skated really hard (which isn't always the case). 

On top of all that, Dec had a beautiful assist. D got the puck and broke down the ice. He deked the defense and then dropped a pass backwards to his buddy Andrew, who took the shot and scored. Thankfully A's dad caught it on video! Mike credits that play 100% to the hours the boys spend out on our rink just playing around. Dec knew right where Andrew would be and they scored because of it.

On top of just playing a really good game, Declan was also awarded the team hard hat for being the hardest worker of the game. When the boys earn the hard hat, they get to add their name and number to it and bring it home until the next game. From the moment I told Dec about the hard hat at the beginning of the season, he has been focused on getting that it. He.Was.So.Proud. The hard hat 100% made an appearance Monday morning during virtual school!