Theo was part of a travel-lite hockey team this past season.  It gave us an introduction to what a travel team would feel like, and require from the player and the families.  

We really enjoyed the team, great people.  I just know that for Theo and I, it'll be another year or so before we can commit to that level of hockey.  Its hockey all the time.  Like All.The.Time.  I still have Max and his interests to nurture.  

But.  The last tournament of the season was on St. Patrick's Day weekend (or the weekend before the day), and it was going to be a really tough tournament for our team, but it was going to be a good experience.  Still today, three months later I think about it and my stomach turns from anxiety.  

Like most other sports at that time, the tournament was canceled the night before due to Covid-19.  Were we surprised?  Not really.  Were we surprised when we arrived at the rink ready to go?  Oh you bet.  You see the program director at the rink who runs this travel-lite program didnt think to call our coaches to let us know about the cancellation.  And we were to take that little tidbit as, 'typical' and we shouldnt expect anything more than that.  

We made the best of it though.  Some families came back for stick and puck later in the day.  Two hours of ice time for free for the kids.  This was the very last time Theo was on the ice.  Oh how we miss it. And yet we are good with the break.  Really good with the break.  Like I said, it was a lot of hockey.  

Fingers crossed for a January season!