08/21/2026
It's that time again...
While the rest of normal society is sleeping soundly at 3:47 AM, hockey managers, coaches, and team parents are wide awake, chugging cold brew coffee, and staring blankly at a spreadsheet trying to figure out how a 9-year-old sq**rt team needs to travel to three different states in one weekend while keeping up with hotel blocks, jersey sizes, and tournament fees.
You think playing the game is the hard part? Try negotiating hotel room block contracts at midnight while grumbling at a tournament schedule planner that makes zero geographical sense.
We do it because we love the kids, we love the game, and honestly, because we've all completely lost our minds. Shoutout to everyone behind the curtain keeping this ship afloat! Drop a ๐โโ๏ธ or a โ in the comments if youโve ever questioned your life choices while color-coding a calendar at dawn.