Spending our hockey dollars

In the team's bid to drum up season-ticket sales for 2011-12, the Tampa Bay Lightning sent out a promotional package asking fans to join the "All In" effort. Part of the package was this patch, which will appear on the shoulders of the Lightning's new jerseys next season. It's a nice touch, if you ask me.

I'm not sure, however, if we'll renew our Lightning packages next year.

Given that Colin scored a hat trick in a 3-1 scrimmage victory during his first-ever travel team tryout earlier this week, I'm thinking our season ticket dollars might be for his games, rather than Lightning games. We'll hear this weekend, we've been told, if he makes the cut for the Tampa Bay Jr. Lighting's AA or A squirts squads.

If he does, don't worry, this proud hockey daddy will let you know. If he doesn't, I'm still proud of him, as he stepped up in the biggest game, so to speak, of his fledgling career.