The Wall

Oscar played in a hockey tournament today and did me proud again.  Emmanuelle and I, along with the rest of the Lynx supporters, were cheering him on during an 8-1 rout of the host team Napierville.
He had a couple of notable moments during the game.  First, he showed his usual defensive prowess. In the video, you can see Oscar at the far end of the blue line.  He keeps the puck in at least three times.  In fact, at ~30 seconds in, you can hear one of the other dads comment "C'est un mur!" ("He's a wall!").  The puck only leaves their zone when the other team heads up the near side of the ice - Oscar can't get over in time to cut off the play.

In the second video, Oscar (the one with the stickers on his helmet) comes over from the far side of the ice to carry a loose puck out of the zone.  What I'm most proud of is that he actually skated it out, which is a huge improvement over just a couple of weeks ago when he would have just shot it blindly.  A few seconds later he passes to his teammate, Yan, who scores.