Our kids will have a chance to play in a state-of-the-art-facility. That's very exciting.

Meredith was always real big on getting kids involved in art. It's a credit to her all the kids who have entered the art contest this year.

One thing is for sure, our kids aren't taking the chance to play for granted any more. Based on what they've seen and heard in the last week, being able to play this game means something to them.

One of the purposes of the event is to give kids a chance to play where the state championships are played.

We had a chance to play some younger kids, which is always good. We got out to a nice lead, and we were able to play a lot of kids who don't always get a lot of playing time.

If we get a chance to play Hales, I'll be showing the kids that movie about the Miracle on Ice.