Oh Captain my Captain

A Jamie Benn Story

A captain is defined as the person in command of a ship. Jamie Benn is the command. The Dallas Stars are the ship. As the 19-20 NHL season is in the home stretch, Benn took command of the game on Monday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

And while Benn has undergone scrutiny for his less than enthused look on the ice, to his occasional monotonous routine on the ice, the captain made a statement that he is and always was the captain the Stars needed.

As Benn scored the game-winner in overtime against the Lightning on Monday, it took me back to a moment I will never forget where I saw firsthand that Benn carried the weight of the “C” on his chest with vigor.

Jamie Benn calls game and gives the Stars (+115) the 3-2 victory in OT

pic.twitter.com/8DsUMjNx9V — Bet The Pucks (@betthepucks) January 28, 2020

Set the Mood

It’s Christmas Day 2018. My family always gathers in San Antonio. A family tradition I may dive into deeper one day.

We don’t have nearly enough time for that. Trust me here. This is a book of stories.

There I was. Another mild Texas Christmas morning. Gifts being shuffled around like line passes from blue line to blue line. While I don’t quite remember every single gift I received, one stood out. My brother handed me an envelope and inside would be two tickets to the Dallas Stars versus the Philidelphia Flyers on April 2, 2019.

They were hand-drawn on paper. He is not an artist.

But one thing was missing. They didn’t say where the seats were.

Fast forward to Secret Santa. I shouldn’t have to go over this, so I’ll save you the time. I was handed another envelope. This one read where we would be sitting. Row number one. Directly behind the Stars bench.

Yeah. I have one hell of a brother.

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I am a retired softball legend and an unrestricted beer league hockey free agent. I swing sticks for fun on the ice and links and am constantly feeding my YouTube addiction. I am forever grateful to the state of Minnesota for their hockey team in 1994 and more grateful for the Dallas Stars Stanley Cup in 1999.