We missed Penn State’s Parents’ Weekend because we were in Vermont for our games. In order to make up for that our hockey team’s staff decided to make our first home game parents weekend, which is this weekend!!!
I am so excited to see my family, I haven’t seen them since they dropped me off on the first day of SHO time (Schreyer’s Honors Orientation). Even though they watched my first games online I am excited for them to see my play in person again. In high school my parents went to almost every game of mine so its weird not seeing them in the stands at my college games.
My mom, dad, brother, grandma, and grandpa are coming to watch me play this weekend. My dad was my coach all through my youth hockey up until high school, so he has always been a huge part of my hockey career. He gives me advice and recognizes what I do well and what I need to improve on. I am looking forward to talking about my transition from high school hockey to college hockey with him when he gets here. My younger brother plays hockey as well so I think this is a good opportunity for him to watch me play at a college level and see all perks of being a college athlete. My mom has always been my number one fan so I am excited for her to come and cheer me on and give me her support.
Our staff has planned multiple activities for our parents this weekend, including, a tour of Pegula, skating with us after our game on Friday, and food and drinks after our game on Saturday. I think my parents are really going to enjoy the tour. On my unofficial visit here my mom and I went on a virtual tour of the rink, but that is the most either of my parents have seen of the new rink. My dad, as most guys do, loves seeing how things were built so the tour will be the most interesting to him. The skate with us after our Friday game is more focused on my brother. As I mentioned before he plays hockey as well, so I told him to bring his skates out here so he could participate. I think he will have a blast with a bunch of college girls on the ice with him 😉 (By the way the skate is for anyone, so if you are reading this and are interested in participating feel free to come!). I think the food and drinks are what will attract my mom the most. She lives for social gatherings and loves making new friends. She can’t wait to meet the other players’ parents.
Overall this weekend is going to be pretty amazing. I get to see my family and my family gets to participate in a lot of activities throughout the weekend. I think our staff did a good job thinking of activities that will interest everyone in the family.