It's only because he wasn't hurt, that I can marvel at the photo below. AJ had been racing into the corner after the puck. I focused the camera and clicked, expecting a great action shot. In the split-second time delay of my digital camera actually capturing the picture, the scene changed dramatically. AJ wiped out and crashed into the boards, creating a booming sound that echoed through the arena.
And then he got right back up, totally oblivious to the scare he'd just given us. Thank goodness for helmets and pads.At the end of the game, each child got "just a medal" (ever since AJ got a trophy at the end of last season, any other award seems trivial to him.) I have to wonder if the tradition of hockey players banging their sticks on the ice as a show of enthusiasm - got its start at the Mite level.
As the announcer called out each player's name and number to come forward to get their medal, all the players happily banged away with their sticks. What fun to use your hockey stick to make as much noise as possible! The show of good sportsmanship was just an added bonus.
AJ almost missed when it was his turn to go forward. "Number 3, Alex," the announcer called. I don't think AJ pays much attention to jersey numbers, and in hockey, everyone still calls him AJ. But eventually he figured it out. He must have liked the medal more than he thought he would. Once we got home, he stripped off all his hockey gear, but I noticed he continued to wear the medal around his neck.
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