2023-2024 Flames Profiles – 2010 Flames

2023-2024 Flames Profiles – 2010 Flames

 

It’s the roster. They’re our kids. The ones we love and the ones we drive the miles for.

They all measure up whether we know it or not, remember, we aren’t the ones. 

They wear the numbers on the line, if we did anything different, it would only be more. 

We should give them space and take them home, odors, and all the gear, our loves, our sons.  

 

 

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Moms carried them long before any sticks and hockey bags, once a life, always a life.

Dads fill with pride watching them play, and the things we say only stick in thirds.

We sit in a nowhere rink in the cold, our love runs warm, and the kids never looked so alive.

Whistles, shouts, high fives, genuines smiles, and a great big hug mean more than words.  

 

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Taking in the kids at play on fields of green from a comfy chair, moves to cold seats near the ice. 

Our summers last 60 days then move indoors and they end long before the autumnal equinox.

Teammates, new and old, gather to meet or rejoin, and we hope they all get along real nice.

The scenes unfold, and then the chat, I looked everywhere but can’t find my kids’ socks. 

 

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The games are played, skills practiced in between, a discerning eye notices subtle tendencies.

Weeks fly by faster than the miles piling up, and we see lots, but do we ever really know.

What are these kids really like, and are they comfortable showing sides that one seldom sees.

So lets us learn, let us love, let us nurture, for one, for all, for life needs an environment to grow. 

 

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Here is the 2023-2024 Flames Roster. The team is listed in numerical order. There are people who could create something much more spectacular and visually appealing than I. But, here is our 2010 Flames team, with a lot of help from Nichole Mooney and the rest of our hockey families.

I am a Dad. I am a fan. I love these kids. I would do anything to keep them from harm, or to lift them up. But honestly, they lift me up more times than I can count. Watching our kids play should be fun, not a 90 minute challenge to scrutinize from a 20/20 vision of the years they haven’t lived yet. Remember, we were kids, and our favorite times were play times. Let them play. It’s all about the kids. Enjoy.

 

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William “Will” Rosenbeck – 00 – Goaltender

• Home Town: Hartford, VT.
• Favorite Hockey Team: Hartford Hurricanes (VT).
• Favorite Athlete: Carey Price.
• Favorite Movie: Top Gun.
• Favorite Food/Snack/Meal: Ice cream or Steak.
• Favorite person to meet from all-time: Carey Price.

 

 

 

 

 

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There you have it, the 2023-2024 Flames, the 2010 version. We are a mix of 2010’s and 2011’s, and it’s a good mix. The coaching staff loves this team, and the team loves to play for the coaches. It should also be noted, no, actually it should be accentuated, that these kids are getting better and better.

I would rather have a group of kids that love to show up and play, that are coachable, and have no idea when to quit, than a group of x’s and o’s junkies that hate every minute of it. These kids work hard and love playing together. They are a blast to cheer for, and I can’t want the very best for them more than I do.

I just get tag along for the ride.