The Ride to The Rink: Hockey Holidays: Balancing Family, Rest, and the Rink

🎙️ Hockey friends and family — Happy Holidays from our team!

In this special, lighthearted holiday episode, Christie Casciano is joined by her two favorite cohosts, Lee Elias and Mike Bonelli for a festive check-in with the Our Kids Play Hockey community.

Between laughs, movie references, and holiday banter, the trio delivers an important reminder parents and players often need to hear this time of year: it’s okay to step back, say no, and simply enjoy the season. Whether your family is skating through tournaments, navigating three-on-three invites, or choosing rest over ice time, this episode reinforces that balance matters — especially during the holidays.

🎁 In this episode, we talk about:

• Why the holidays don’t have to revolve around hockey
• Giving yourself permission to skip extra skates and tournaments
• Finding joy, rest, and perspective during a busy season
• A sneak peek at upcoming episodes focused on the final stretch of the season
• Ending the year with gratitude, humor, and hockey community spirit

As the calendar turns and the season heads toward its final push, this episode is a warm reminder that hockey is important — but family, fun, and well-being always come first.

🏒✨ From all of us at Our Kids Play Hockey — happy hockey holidays!

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