aka pap

First, my heart goes out to the Mars Goalie, her Mom, and her Grandma (who takes her to all her practices and games) for what they are going through. She has stepped up for Mars Hockey and is the only goalie Mars has for JV and Varsity. I have been extremely impressed with her determination and what she has accomplished. There is plenty of blame to go around for this one. But It starts with Armstrong students who committed the sexual harassment offense. The school needs to sort it out and discipline with suspensions and/or other appropriate measures. The PIHL (good luck with this one) needs to deal appropriately with others involved who let this happen as mentioned in the many previous posts. My wife and I attended the game and were probably the only Mars fans on the side of the ice next to the student section. Why is the home student section across from the visitor’s bench in the first place? I was there to see my grandson play, so for me it’s Deja Vue all over again after going through the hockey years with my son. I’m loving it and feel blessed to have this connection with my grandsons. I still believe ice hockey is one of the best sports there is for kids and to bring a family together. What I witness last Thursday was a group of students acting disrespectful (nothing new) at a Varsity game, but unfortunately, they crossed over the line and now need disciplined and get what they deserve. Apparently, some of them did not learn how to respect others from their parents. I asked a couple Armstrong fans next to me if they could do something to stop them, their comment was “they are not my kids”. I’m sure if a grandpap from Mars tried to stop them that would of went over really well. When my son played, this was never tolerated. Security and the Refs would immediately show the unruly student (or parent) the way out. I guess things have changed.