Undefeated!

If you know me at all, you know I LOVE hockey. My Aunt Mare got me started when I was 10 by taking me to North Stars games. That's right people, the Dallas Stars actually owe their success to the fans in the frozen tundra. But now that we have our Wild who cares about the Stars?

Not me, in fact I'm much more partial to the Mustangs. Ever heard of them? No? Get with it will you! After all, they're undefeated this season! They went 12-0 during the regular season with Josh being a leader on the team. Matt contributed this year with a goal in a game early in the season! Yep, I'm pretty proud (and loud at the games) of these guys.

Adapted Floor Hockey is a much more intense sport than professional hockey. Hey those guys are paid big bucks to play on a sheet of ice - whoopie! These kids are paid nothing except the pats on their backs from the parents to play on a floor with some of the players being in wheelchairs. Try stick-handling around several ambulatory players only to look up and see this monstrosity of a power chair guarding the goal! And remember, you can't run in this sport or you get 2 minutes in the sin-bin (that's penalty box for all of you non-hockey people).

In their second season, Josh and Matt are on their way to a second state high school tournament. They take not only an undefeated season into this tourney, but are defending champions from last season. Only time will tell if we have a repeat. Wanna hear me scream at the top of my lungs for an hour? Or maybe you're more interested in what happens on the floor! Either way, come watch a tournament game on March 14, 15 in Bloomington. Just don't sit in front of me if you want to keep your hearing. Stay tuned for more riveting hockey stories in the next few weeks or so.