Monday, July 5, 2010

End of an era

Muskegon Lumberjacks player Robin Bouchard leans against a wall after the Lumberjacks lost their last semi-final game against the Flint Generals at L.C. Walker Arena. The loss ended the Lumberjacks final season, and 50 years of professional minor league hockey in Muskegon.

Emily Bouchard, the daughter of Muskegon Lumberjacks player Robin Bouchard holds her father's hand after the Lumberjacks' last game ended in a 5-2 defeat by the Flint Generals at L.C. Walker Arena.

This is a tragic story.  The number one team in the league lost in the semi-finals of the league playoffs, to end their last season.  It was hard for me to be a voyeur into their tragedy.  But I think the truth of the story is that although Robin Bouchard was sad to end his season, he doesn't care about hockey even a fraction of how much he cares about his family--which he still has.  So the tragedy is really not that bad.

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