The Moxie and Star Defensive player award was presented to Markus tonight at the Regulators Award Party. Coach Greg presented him with a puck with the team name on it.
Both Coach Greg and Coach Mikko took turns telling Markus and the rest of his teammates what they liked about his progress and then presented a slide show from the year.
Coach Mikko also told about having each of the boys write an essay on what leadership means to them at the beginning of the year. Here is what Markus had to say:
A captain is a leader. A leader has to be smart, trustworthy, truthful, helpful, brave, and kind. You need to be smart to know what to do on and off the ice. A captain needs to be trusted and can trust his teammates. If you are a captain you need to tell the truth and have integrity at all costs. Captains need to be helpful to not only their teammates but to everyone. You must be brave to play every game hard and fast. A captain must be kind to his teammates, former teammates, rink staff, coaches, parents and the game officials. A captain must work together as a team and (be) unselfish. A captain is not only a captain on and off the ice but in his life. If you use these traits you will succeed in life. A captain is and will always be a leader no matter what. Hockey is more than a sport, it's a part of life.
Markus, Cole, Jaxon, and Beau will always be teammates. And friends. After the party Markus came home and drew this...
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
