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It’s all About the Kids, Brothers Brody, and

Brayden Norris Talking Hockey

By Christine Ouellet when we are playing the best
teams in the league. I also like to
go to tournaments to play hockey.
ichael Norris and his wife, Tournaments are fun because you
MMiranda, feel privileged to go away, it’s like going on vacation,
be able to share their two boys’ and you get to play hockey and
passion for hockey... or is it the meet new people. I like to score
opposite? Michael said he didn’t goals; I scored four goals today.
get a chance to do this with his Our league is pretty good, Ottawa
own dad. Brayden, eleven-years- teams are also very good, and I will
old, plays defence with South play them in January.”
Stormont Selects U13, and Brody, He says, “If my friend wanted
ten-years-old, is left wing with the to play hockey, I would tell him
U11 Seaway Valley Rapids.
that it is really fun that there are
Their lives revolve around different teams, different levels
the children, the family is very - some strong ones and some not
busy as the boys belong to so good. If my friend really wants
two different associations with to play hockey and doesn’t know

different schedules and activities. how to skate, I will tell him to try Photo Submitted
The youngest one, Brody, is in it and see if he likes it and keep
the AA league, and they play all practicing. Of course, I would tell
over the place, while Brayden is him to learn how to skate first.” He, have both perspectives, I could not in Montreal in January, and in
in U13, and his father Michael is too, hopes to make it to the NHL. ask for anything more.” Kingston in February.
the team’s coach. The kids started
As for Michael, being a father
to play with the Timbits in October hockey coach, “It is exciting, and it To become a hockey coach, you Michael and Brody’s favourite
2017, in IP Cornwall, moved to comes with its challenges. On the have to take a lot of courses, and team is the Montreal Canadiens,
Lunenburg, and finished the IP in you have to be accredited with and Brayden is a Pittsburgh Penguin
ice, when you are on the bench, you
South Stormont. hockey Canada, which in itself is fan. At a CH match last year Brody
kind of have to remove yourself quite a test. You must put in a lot made a big card for Cole Caufield
Brayden plays with Selects South from being a dad and put yourself of hours. saying, “I will trade my card for
Stormont U13 left defence. He says in coach mode. Because you are He says that the children a puck.” Caufield came over and
what he likes about this position is; looking at it from a standpoint understand the different roles. gave him the puck, and not only
“I like to play defence; you get to where, you say, ‘yes, I am his dad “When they were younger, it was that, but he also signed up his IP
stop people from putting the puck and he is my son and I would like different, it was more fun because, card, a remarkable event the young
in our net and scoring points. I to rah-rah and cheer,’ but you need especially when they were novices, player will always remember.
usually make around fifteen stops to step back. He is not my only kid, Brayden is now in pewee; it is
in a game. I like to play with other but the whole team are now my getting more competitive. They now All this makes for interesting
children, its fun to play with my kids, too. have the desire to be competitive. It family discussions; adding to the
friends. I want to make it to NHL.” fact that the kids play different
With Brody it is different, I am was fun before, now it is a different positions, their father is also a
Brody plays left wing. He says, in a crowd, and I can be a dad, clap kind of fun, they play hockey with coach, and they all see their world
“I just like hockey in general and cheer and be “coach” from the their buddies, joking around on the a little differently. But what comes
because it’s fun. I like scoring stands, which is not the same thing. ice.” out of this conversation with the
goals and I like to play on the team. I see it differently from the stands The family is looking forward Norris’s is that it is a lot of fun to

I like competition and challenges than from the bench. It is great to to playing a tournament soon play hockey.