Hi all, this is a little corner of the web that is devoted to Canada's rising hockey hero, Ryan Downey. The fact that hew is only 6 years old and actually plays pre-novice in Thetford Mines Quebec is no obstacle to his dream of being a professional hockey player! This place is for fun and to show him that his outstanding efforts are noticed by all (well, mostly by Dad).

Ryan began the season, with brand new skates and equipment with a little hesitation. Add to that the fact that he had a hard time skating and you'll get a pretty fair picture. Out of the four initial groups, he was placed in the fourth by the coaches....the outlook was grim for this year.

However, as the weeks passed, he improved ever so much. When they formed the teams he was sent to the second division where his sheer effort made him the top scorer of the league. It came to a point where he was scoring 6-7 goals a game!

Well, he got promoted! They quickly sent him up to the first division where he played on the second line. Again, with much effort and energy he started scoring goals and now he is playing on the first line and is the second scorer of the team!!

This little blog is to salute all the effort he has put into the sport of hockey which he loves. The big leagues are still along way off and for now, as long as he has fun at it is all that counts.

Will keep you updated on his progress!

Dad

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