In the late afternoon, on a picture perfect fall day in Indianapolis, a high school hockey game kept us entertained. At 2-3, we watched the action closely~being down by only one goal. However, the clock was ticking at 00:02:46 when a line change put Kade back on the ice. The puck was dropped in our zone and the puck flew towards the goal, and in the the blink of an eye, our son put the puck in the back of the net~tying the game! Our team cheered enthusiastically, but his sister went crazy!
The puck was dropped at center ice. The team quickly gained possession again and within seconds the play was repeated!! Unbelievably, Kade had scored twice and our team was in the lead. Then the puck dropped again at center ice with the opposing team still scrambling from the energy generated by the sudden switch in events, and we gained control of the puck once again and the captain put it in the back of the net. In less than 30 seconds~the team scored three times!
A time out paused the action. Then the battle ensued for the final two minutes. In the final seconds of the game, the goalie came off the ice as the opposing team battled in their zone. Our captain gained possession of the puck and fighting into our zone managed to score again on the empty net! The final score 6-3.
A memorable comeback.
An unbelievable comeback at the high school level.
It goes to show what a little teamwork can accomplish!
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So, I sit here this morning with the game puck that the goalie presented to Kade after the game~ remembering the tears of utter joy that welled up and how my hands were shaking as I tried to text the updates...so excited for the team...so excited for the boys who battled hard on the ice all weekend...so excited for my son!
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