Great Teammate Award

Mr. Finn on St. Patty's Day 2015.  He is wearing his "Little Monstah" shirt that his godparents gave him after their trip to Boston.

John's Finnegan Beer and sweet Finn

Luke and Liam were given the "Daniel and Henrik Sedin Great Teammate" Award after their first hockey season.  The coach noted that they are not only good teammates with the rest of their team, but they work especially well together.


Nothing says "Happy St. Patrick's Day" like Finn wearing a green shirt and a big smile, right?!  John played a few pranks on the boys for St. Patty's day.  Before they woke up for school, he was busy turning the toilet water green, the milk green, switching around the clothes sitting out for school, hiding their shoes, and rearranging their backpacks.  I don't know what Luke and Liam told their teacher, but Aiden's teacher told me that he gave her all the details about his visit from the Leprechauns!  

In other news, Luke and Liam received a pretty cool award at their end of the year hockey party.  They were given the "Daniel and Henrik Sedin Great Teammate Award."  Since I don't really follow hockey at all, I looked up some info on the Sedin's and here is what I found:


Daniel and Henrik Sedin are identical twins who play in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks.  Having played together throughout their careers, the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one another.  Henrik, a skilled passer, is known as the playmaker, while Daniel is known as the goalscorer.   On February 15, 2013, Henrik Sedin became the all-time leading scorer for the Vancouver Canucks.

Very cool award for them!  They definitely work well together on the ice.  They were not always on the ice at the same time, but it was fun to watch when they were.  By the end of the season, Luke really had a better feel for the game of hockey itself.  He understood (at least from my perspective) how to spread out and pass the puck more, watch for open teammates, and was a lot better getting around on the skates.  Liam, on the other hand, is probably faster and better at scoring, but he is not as aggressive as Luke.  He can out skate a lot of kids and dribble the puck pretty well down the ice, but he's not as strong or rough as Luke (at least not yet).  Nonetheless, it was a fun year to watch them improve.  I will say, however, I was more than glad to have a hockey free weekend!