Poly hockey...are you a fan?!

First thing you have to know--it is floor hockey, and NO I do not know why it is called poly hockey! It is played on a gym floor with a hard slidey puck,sneakers and helmets and sticks. 5 players, 2 defense,2 offense and 1 roaming guy, plus the goalie. 6 periods of real hockey line changes and the threat of the penalty box if you misbehave. Only difference between this and real hockey?? As far as I observed, everyone playing still had nice teeth!
Our state finals tournament took place on Sat/Sun Nov 18-19 in Lansing. The Penguins played at 12 noon on Saturday and lost a tough game. After lunch, Molly,Charlotte and Gary voted to head to Brighton and chill until our second game, Sunday at 11am. I was super happy! Nothing wrong with a night at a hotel, but coming home and going to church made me really happy. Bright and early we headed back to Lansing for game two and this time Victory! It was back and forth, we were up,then tied,then down, then tied, then the game winning goal was whacked in with a minute to go in the last period! Wow! The girls really enjoy their first try at  this sport and are planning to join the team next year. Thanks again to Special Olympics for providing another great opportunity to our girls!