Our son is my newest“Hockey Hero”.He plays goalkeeper on his small hometown ice hockey team.
One weekend on match day, we arrived late because of the bad traffic.We quickly found our seats and settled in.As I looked around, I noticed we were sitting with a couple who had a(n) disabled child-with only one leg.We could hear the excitement in his voice when he shouted,“Mom, look!The goalie is going to get the ball now!”Shamelessly, I listened to him and the excitement and joy in his voice as he praised the goalkeeper time and time again.
During the break, we went and told our son what was truly happening in the bleachers(露天看台), and he went up into the bleachers, introduced himself to the parents and sat next to that little kid.He started talking to him and before long the boy was trying on our son's gloves and helmet.When the game was about to start again, my son told him to enjoy the game as he went back out on the ice.The small child was so excited that he kept telling his parents,“The goalie is my friend.He is so nice!”
After the game, I saw my son talking to the coaches before leaving the ice.He then skated over towards us and motioned(打手势)to the boy's dad to come down.He then asked him to give the game ball to the little boy.Everyone sitting in that section of the bleachers had tears in their eyes and the biggest smiles on their faces.Needless to say we are very proud hockey parents and our son is our new hero!