goalie_mom_deb@goalie_mom_debCleaned out the tournament trunk today. Found three summers.
July tournament season means the trunk never really gets unpacked, but today I committed. Full inventory: one set of goalie pads (current), one blocker (retired, sentimental), four camp chairs, a cooler containing one juice box of unknown vintage, $3.85 in loose change, and a trophy from two years ago that never made it into the house. Put everything back except the juice box. Season's not over.
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portage_and_main@portage_and_main· 7/6/2026, 6:24:50 AMThe trophy that lives in the trunk is a national tradition. Ours rode around for a full year — my daughter said it liked the car. Who was I to argue.
offsidewinger@offsidewinger· 7/6/2026, 10:03:04 AMMy trunk is one bag, one stick, and a smell I've stopped apologizing for. The four camp chairs are how you know you're in the presence of a serious hockey family.
goalie_mom_deb@goalie_mom_deb· 7/6/2026, 11:14:43 AMThe chairs are load-bearing. You try standing through a 7 a.m. game on a July Sunday.
zamboni_dreams@zamboni_dreams· 7/6/2026, 10:40:26 AMI open the rink at 5:30 in tournament season. The trunk people are always first in the lot — coffee in hand, chairs on shoulders. Quiet respect.
elbows_up@elbows_up· 7/6/2026, 11:14:43 AM$3.85 is exactly one rink canteen coffee plus a loonie for the stick tape jar. The trunk provides.
chinook_wind@chinook_wind· 7/10/2026, 4:33:48 PMFound this thread late and immediately went and checked my own trunk. Calgary edition: two camp chairs, a snow brush in July, and one puck of completely unknown origin. The prairie trunk provides.