Ann Arbor Hockey Tournament

The boys both had hockey tournaments in Ann Arbor this weekend. We drove to Ann Arbor Friday night after dropping Winger with Grandma. We were staying at a hotel with Will's team but Alex's team was right across the street. We went out to dinner at Grizzly Peak with another family and then went back to the hotel to hang out. We took Alex to visit his teammates as well. Alex's first game was at 7am on Saturday morning (arrive at 6:15) in Chelsea. They beat the Kensington Valley Eagles 10-1. Then we drove to Canton for Will's game against Findlay. Unfortunately, they lost that game 1-4 (fourth goal was an empy netter). Will had a great game and won the hard hat. Grann came to watch and Will was so excited that he was taller than her. Will and some teammates decided to stay at the rink to watch their coach's older son play. We took Alex to lunch and then had to head back to Chelsea for their game against the Chicago Hawks. They won that game 7-4. Then it was back to Canton to watch the KWings play a team from Flint. This was our 4th time playing them this season and our fourth win (6-1). We had a team dinner back at the hotel and then called it a night early because we had another 7am game on Sunday. Fortunately, both boys played back to back in Chelsea on Sunday morning. Despite out shooting GRAHA 26-7, the KWings lost that game 2-1. The Broncos beat the Lexington Thoroughbreds 12-1 (running clock in the second and third periods). So the KWings ended up in a consolation game Sunday afternoon and the Broncos played in the Championship. We had a lot of down time between games. Alex was able to hang out with his teammates and even went to the National History Museum with a couple kids. The KWings won their consolation game against Flint 5-2. Will had a great assist to a teammate and scored a goal. The video below shows his goal and the assist both in slow-motion and real time. The Broncos won the championship against the Chicago Hawks 8-3. It was an exciting game and we are so proud of the team. They worked hard all weekend and have improved so much this year. They were all so excited to get their medals and have their pictures taken with the Championship banner. We got home around 8:30 on Sunday. It was a very long but very fun hockey weekend!