A Drumheller hockey player and his hockey mom have the opportunity to have Grapes for lunch, after Matthew McDougald’s essay was selected in the Cold FX Hockey Moms VIP Luncheon.
Matthew entered the contest, and in under 300 words was to explain why his mom is the Best Hockey Mom. He did just that in a heartfelt entry.
The essay describes his mom’s return to the arena after a difficult surgery just a few weeks ago.
“She couldn’t make it up the stairs at the rink so she took the elevator. She couldn’t stay warm so she had to go warm up a few times. She couldn’t bring me a Gatorade after the game because she had to get home to lie down. I didn’t care about any of that because what she could do was---CHEER!” said his entry essay.
The contest, co-sponsored by Hockey Calgary and Hockey Alberta was open to any player registered with a minor hockey team. Matthew plays for the Greene Construction PeeWee Raptors.
The luncheon will be held this Friday, February 18 at Hotel Arts in Calgary. One mom will be selected as honourary hockey mom for the day to represent all hockey moms, and she and her child will sit at the head table with Don Cherry.
