Season 2 has begun

If you checked out today's Sunday morning homily, you likely read that Colin started his second season of recreational hockey with a pair of games down in Ellenton, Fla. Though they lost their opener, 1-0, the Pinellas Police Athletic League Stars earned a 3-3 tie in the second game of the day.

As any doting daddy would, I captured a few videos from the games and have posted them at Colin's hockey channel at YouTube:

~ His first shift of his second season;
~ Remembering to stay onsides during an offensive threat; and
~ Lugging the puck up ice during a fairly lengthy shift.

Though those videos show positive moments within his games, there were three unfortunate (and unpenalized) incidents, I believe, that jeopardized the safety of Colin and one of his teammates:

~ An instance where an opponent's stick comes dangerously close to Colin's head;
~ A check that sends Colin nearly head-first into the boards; and
~ One of his teammates being slew footed.

Though I fully understand the physicality of hockey, and was a more-than-willing participant of that particular aspect in my glory days, there is no checking allowed in this league.

With the season's goal to have some fun, it's a shame something like this happened at the beginning of the season.