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A Day with the Stanley Cup

                           



                           OUR DAY WITH THE CUP
                                                                                        by Todd A. Shear
                                                                                               hockey dad


This past Sunday I got the extreme honor of spending the day with the Stanley Cup, one deserving young man, all of his teammates, friends and family that he chose to share his day with. I felt extremely honored to take part in this special day and to live that special moment with my own son and everyone else that had the honor to be there as well.

                     

My son's friend and teammate, Noah Delaney, entered a contest and wrote an inspiring story about what spending a day with the Stanley Cup would mean to him. His story was all about his father, who is serving his country overseas, and the bond they have through hockey. Being the father of a hockey player I know that bond very well. My sons love of the game has given me a love of the game that I never knew was there and many joyful hours in a an extremely cold ice rink, yes I said joyful :) watching him practice and play the sport he loves so well. But this day was even more special for everyone involved. To be able to see and touch, yes some got to touch, the holy grail for hockey players and fans: The Stanley Cup, was priceless to witness and take part of.

                               
 

Noah and the entire team had smiles on their faces that couldn't be erased. I overheard more than one of Noahs teammates say that "This is the best day of my life!" The event was extremely well done by Discover Card and everyone involved extremely accomodating and helpful. A top notch event pulled off for all! What an honor. What a priveledge. What a great day and great young man for sharing his special day! This is a day Noah, his teammates and I will never forget!



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A day with The Cup

From "the hockey blog kid"




Today I spent the day with the Stanley Cup! I was able to see The Stanley Cup, because my friend Noah entered a contest with his amazing essay about wanting to win for his dad and all the soldiers overseas, It was not easy for Noah and his mom when his dad was sent overseas for our country. He got a lot of help from his teammates. His hockey team sounds a lot like mine and I think that's one of the really cool things about hockey kids. We help each other out. Noah won the contest, thanks to Discover card .He won out of 850 people all across the country! Congrats Noah!




This is something I definitely would like to do again. There are a lot of things that I had no idea about the Stanley Cup. So I had the chance to ask the keeper of the Cup. THE keeper of The Cup! How cool is that??!! He told me how every 13 years they take the top of the Cup and put it in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada . That is so there is more room on the Cup so they can add more names. I was wondering how all those names could fit!




Also they have a name crossed out on the Cup because the person who made it put his father's name on the Cup which he is not allowed.




In this picture Noah and I are standing in front of care packages that are going to be sent to soldiers overseas. I hope Noah's dad gets one so he knows we all are thinking about him and hoping he comes home soon. I hope he'll be home for all of the rest of Noah's hockey seasons!












Phil Pritchard is the Keeper of The Cup!







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Sophia Burns
Age 10
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Hockey Room for Kids

Teri Parks provides the inspiration and how-to guide for creating an affordable hockey-themed room for your kids.  Can't you just picture your young hockey player dreaming of hat tricks and assists while cuddling their hockey sticks at night?   

                                       A Room with a Hockey View

                                                                              by Teri Parks

 

If you have a little hockey player in your life and are finding it as difficult and frustrating to locate any "hockey room decor" for their bedroom or playroom as I did, here are several ideas I'd like to share. I did a total redesign of my son's bedroom, going from baby nursery to "big boy hockey room" in one weekend! There seems to be plenty of baseball, basketball and football decorative items for children's rooms in stores, in magazines and online...such as bed comforters, bed sheets, pillows, lamps, wall decor, etc., but for the sport of hockey, it is very limited. But, with a little creativity, you can score big with your little hockey fan and create a room they will love!

How I did it...

-WALLS-use complimenting colors for top and bottom of walls. My son's favorite color is green, so I used that as an accent color to the blue. The top SHELF was something I created out of door molding and crown molding as I wanted something that was going to go all the way across two walls for shelving. Remember to think about height when placing the shelving depending on what you plan to place on the shelf (you may want a higher space if you want to put trophies, etc.).

-BEDDING-It was very difficult to find any hockey bedding and the ones I found online were very expensive. I was lucky enough to have my husbands "old" (he'll love me for that!) hockey blanket when he was a kid, which I had made into a comforter. I would suggest finding hockey material, which is easier to find than a bed set, and have a duvet cover or comforter made. This will be less expensive and easier to find. If you're crafty or know someone who is, you can also have pillows made to go with the comforter to finish the look.

-WALL DECOR- This is the fun part! You can really use anything you or your child likes. I think a hockey stick incorporated someplace on the wall is a must to any hockey room. I used a goalie stick above his door. You can also drill & screw in hooks into a hockey stick to create a clothes hook/rack for hanging hats, bags, robe, etc. You can hang your child's favorite team jersey as I did, either by itself or place it into a shadow box (I used my husband's childhood Canadiens jersey to keep safe & not to collect dust). Custom frame idea...use any kind of fabric (hockey or coordinating colors) for a picture mat in frame.

-WINDOW TREATMENT- I sewed on hockey patches (vintage & new) on simple window valance for a unique and fun look. Another idea may to add hockey buttons or pins to the valance.

-DECOR- You can place whatever you like on the wall shelving, such as pucks, framed photos, hockey sticks, trophies, framed player cards, etc. I found a hockey lamp shade online to use on bookshelf, which was custom made, but you could also make yourself using hockey material and glueing to lamp shade. Use children's hockey toys/books to dress it up and for color and try to incorporate your base & amp; accent colors whenever possible.

To reach Teri Parks For a free Redesign consultation...call Design Appeal Home Staging at #315-663-7387 or email teri@designappealstaging.com

Check out the BEFORE AND AFTER photos!

Hockey Art Class

Puck Hog illustrator Rose Mary Moziak teaches children the art of action at a conference in Morrisville. Check out their illustrations!








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Stanley Cup Dream Come True!

Congratulations to The Puck Hog essay winner Noah Delaney!  We are so thrilled to share the news.  As you know,  Noah won my local contest with his heartwarming essay posted right here on The Syracuse Hockey Moms Network. We encouraged his mom to enter the national contest.  She is so glad she did.  Noah won!

Noah will get to spend a day with the Stanley Cup on May 6th here in Central New York. The location has not yet been determined, so we will keep you updated as we learn more.  Discover will be doing a feature story on Noah that will air during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  So the whole nation will get to meet this wonderful 10- year old hockey player from Fulton and hear why you should never give up on your dreams!  

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