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Nick enjoys joining scrums

Like hockey players, Andrew's younger brother Nick sometimes finds it necessary to get involved in scrums. But his motivation is not the same as hockey players.

In Friday's game against Phoenix, Stars forward Roman Lyashenko joined a scrum between his teammate Shaun Van Allen and Ossi Vaananen of Phoenix. Lyashenko got involved to stick up for his teammate. Nick joins scrums because they look like fun to him.

We found this out the other day. Dad walked into the living room and was immediately asked a question by Nick.

"What are Andrew and Mary doing?," Nick asked.

Dad, after surveying the situation for a moment, informed Nick that his older brother and sister were fighting.

"I want to fight too. I want to fight too," Nick said after jumping out of his chair and joining the fray.

Mommy was not happy. Andrew and Mary Katherine were each assessed minor penalties for setting a bad example. Nick was not penalized for joining the scrum.

Nick picked up his 21st goal of the season for mastering a new concept -- thinking about the future. Nick displayed this when he and Dad went to the grocery store. After we bought our stuff and got back into the car Nick asked, "Where are we going next?" So Nick not only thinks about the past and present, but now he is starting to think about the future.

Nick also picked up six minutes in penalties. He got a double minor for spilling popcorn kernels all over the house. Mommy instituted a new rule that Nick has to eat his popcorn in the kitchen.

About three minutes after the new rule went into effect, Nick was found with a bag of popcorn in the living room. He was then assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct minor by Dad.

Nothing much new on Andrew and Mary Katherine. They both returned to school after enjoying spring break.

Nick's season stats

March 11 Nick Story | March 4 Nick Story
February 25 Nick Story | February 18 Nick Story | February 11 Nick Story | February 4 Nick Story
January 27 Nick Story | January 20 Nick Story | January 13 Nick Story | January 7 Nick Story | January 1 Nick Story
December 23 Nick Story | December 16 Nick Story | December 9 Nick Story | December 2 Nick Story
November 26 Nick Story | November 19 Nick Story | November 12 Nick Story | November 5 Nick Story
October 29 Nick Story | October 22 Nick Story | October 15 Nick Story | October 8 Nick Story | October 1 Nick Story