Hampton Ice Hockey Families.....

Hampton Ice Hockey

2021-2022 

Games are underway, Good luck to all of our Hampton Teams (Varsity, Middle School, and Elementary.)

Play hard, focus, and listen to your coaches and you will see success both individually and as a team. 

Go Talbots!

There is no easy way to say goodbye to so many great players year after year. Hampton Hockey has been blessed to have such a plethora of young men, full of passion, and integrity, who are also great young hockey players. Above are our seniors and I can't imagine how they feel with this being their last year playing high school hockey. I can't begin to imagine how their parents feel after spending year after year at the rink, from Mite hockey all the way up to High School Hockey. What memories both parents and players have shared through the years.

When I was thinking of a way to imagine how both players and parents were feeling, I found a letter written by a father to his son at the end of his high school playing days which I think sums it all up...…

Dear _______________________,

Has it really been 18 years since I first took you skating?  It feels like it was yesterday.  I can remember the very first time, and the look on your face as you struggled to balance on those skates.

Has it really been 16 seasons of watching you play?  Where has the time gone, how many hundreds of hours have we spent at the rink and in the car?  How many trips to Tim Hortons have we made?

I find it hard to believe now, that in a few short weeks it will all come to an end.  The practices, the games, the trips to buy new gear in the summer, and all the camps.

While there is a part of me that is tremendously sad that it is ending, I would not trade the sadness I feel for anything in the world.  I am sad not only because of the end, but because I know how you will feel a year from now.

While it would be easy for me to be selfish and complain about it ending, I can only hope you can find a way to replace what you have always known as routine.  While you may be leaving the game as a competitive player, the game should always be a part of you.  The memories you have should last a lifetime.  The friends you have made will always be your friends.

Take these last games and relish every minute of them.  Play with a passion that will allow you to let the game go as a player and remain full with the memories it has given you.  Hockey may no longer consume you, but it will always be a part of you.  As you walk away, know that one day you will come back.

This is a circle.  It is a family thing.  One day I hope you will experience the sadness I feel today with your own son.  Why?  Because there is joy behind the sadness.

Through this adventure we have taken as a family, you have grown into a man.  A man that any parent would be proud of.  You have a future, you understand rules, and you know what it is to be a team player.  You have learned to give back, and you understand what it takes to push yourself beyond what you thought you could achieve.

My joy in having watched you grow into the person that you are today will outweigh the sadness of watching these last games knowing they will be the last. My joy will one day be in watching you tie your sons skates as you pass on this tradition.

I am proud of you.  Thank you for allowing me to come along this journey with you.  I wouldn't trade one minute of this experience for anything.

Dad

Please wish all the seniors good luck for the future, they will be remembered and missed at Hampton Hockey. Good Luck Seniors!

Family Account Programs (credit back to individual accounts)

·         Popcorn sale in October

·         Hoagie sale in November 

·         Ye Old College Diner Grilled Stickie Buns

Hampton Hockey Club Program Fundraisers

·         Local Restaurants

o   Anyone eating at Buffalo Wild Wings and telling them “Team J” or “Hampton Ice Hockey”, we’ll get 10% of the sale.

o   Others coming.

·         Raffle tickets

·         Other programs as announced

Any ideas or questions contact:   hamptonhockeysoc@gmail.com or  hamptonhockeyfund@gmail.com