parents go nuts when it comes to their kids hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
kids hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
kids hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Bob McKenzie to learn more
speaking with Bob McKenzie to learn more
speaking with Bob McKenzie to learn more about how this level-headed hockey
about how this level-headed hockey
about how this level-headed hockey analyst turned into a crazy hockey dad
analyst turned into a crazy hockey dad
analyst turned into a crazy hockey dad why did you write this book is it sort
why did you write this book is it sort
why did you write this book is it sort of a self-help book yeah a little bit of
of a self-help book yeah a little bit of
of a self-help book yeah a little bit of it was that I had two boys that had
it was that I had two boys that had
it was that I had two boys that had completely different experiences in
completely different experiences in
completely different experiences in terms of positive and negative you know
terms of positive and negative you know
terms of positive and negative you know I thought there was an entertainment
I thought there was an entertainment
I thought there was an entertainment value there I thought there are some
value there I thought there are some
value there I thought there are some funny stories we used to sit her with my
funny stories we used to sit her with my
funny stories we used to sit her with my buddies and while it was while we were
buddies and while it was while we were
buddies and while it was while we were being hockey dads and we talked about
being hockey dads and we talked about
being hockey dads and we talked about some of the crazy nonsense that went on
some of the crazy nonsense that went on
some of the crazy nonsense that went on and we’d laugh about it and say you
and we’d laugh about it and say you
and we’d laugh about it and say you can’t make this stuff up now you’re
can’t make this stuff up now you’re
can’t make this stuff up now you’re known for your level headedness which
known for your level headedness which
known for your level headedness which obviously in the book kind of falls by
obviously in the book kind of falls by
obviously in the book kind of falls by the wayside let’s say what do you think
the wayside let’s say what do you think
the wayside let’s say what do you think it is about sports in general that kind
it is about sports in general that kind
it is about sports in general that kind of make parents go nuts the mistakes I
of make parents go nuts the mistakes I
of make parents go nuts the mistakes I made or the things I did that I
made or the things I did that I
made or the things I did that I shouldn’t have done that you know I can
shouldn’t have done that you know I can
shouldn’t have done that you know I can break them out into different categories
break them out into different categories
break them out into different categories and some of them were the best of
and some of them were the best of
and some of them were the best of intentions like sometimes if I was kind
intentions like sometimes if I was kind
intentions like sometimes if I was kind of grinding my kids a little bit it was
of grinding my kids a little bit it was
of grinding my kids a little bit it was because I wanted them to instill the
because I wanted them to instill the
because I wanted them to instill the good values like we’re Catholic
good values like we’re Catholic
good values like we’re Catholic commitment discipline respect all all
commitment discipline respect all all
commitment discipline respect all all those things so sometimes you push that
those things so sometimes you push that
those things so sometimes you push that a little far and he become a bit of a
a little far and he become a bit of a
a little far and he become a bit of a stage parent but it was that that was an
stage parent but it was that that was an
stage parent but it was that that was an honorable intention then there were
honorable intention then there were
honorable intention then there were other times when you just you know your
other times when you just you know your
other times when you just you know your protective maybe of your kids and you
protective maybe of your kids and you
protective maybe of your kids and you thought they were getting a raw deal and
thought they were getting a raw deal and
thought they were getting a raw deal and that somebody was trying to harm them in
that somebody was trying to harm them in
that somebody was trying to harm them in that you wanted to kind of send a
that you wanted to kind of send a
that you wanted to kind of send a message you can’t harm my kid and get
message you can’t harm my kid and get
message you can’t harm my kid and get away with it so those are the dangerous
away with it so those are the dangerous
away with it so those are the dangerous ones because I can escalate in pretty
ones because I can escalate in pretty
ones because I can escalate in pretty rapidly what’s the craziest thing you
rapidly what’s the craziest thing you
rapidly what’s the craziest thing you ever did as a hockey parent reader’s
ever did as a hockey parent reader’s
ever did as a hockey parent reader’s digest version is the the coach of the
digest version is the the coach of the
digest version is the the coach of the opposing team had instructed every
opposing team had instructed every
opposing team had instructed every player on his team to try and fight my
player on his team to try and fight my
player on his team to try and fight my son and I was actually nian HL Scott was
son and I was actually nian HL Scott was
son and I was actually nian HL Scott was at the game watching it it he kind of
at the game watching it it he kind of
at the game watching it it he kind of set me off because I was I wasn’t happy
set me off because I was I wasn’t happy
set me off because I was I wasn’t happy about it but I was kind of just sitting
about it but I was kind of just sitting
about it but I was kind of just sitting there taking my lumps and watching it
there taking my lumps and watching it
there taking my lumps and watching it and it was getting near the end of the
and it was getting near the end of the
and it was getting near the end of the second period and the Scout said to me
second period and the Scout said to me
second period and the Scout said to me is it always like this for your son is
is it always like this for your son is
is it always like this for your son is this always happen I said no it’s not
this always happen I said no it’s not
this always happen I said no it’s not usually this bad he goes well it’s
usually this bad he goes well it’s
usually this bad he goes well it’s sickening says I’ve been watching it he
sickening says I’ve been watching it he
sickening says I’ve been watching it he says it’s just sickening what they’re
says it’s just sickening what they’re
says it’s just sickening what they’re doing out there
doing out there
doing out there that Coach is obviously no telling these
that Coach is obviously no telling these
that Coach is obviously no telling these guys to do this and I thought about it
guys to do this and I thought about it
guys to do this and I thought about it and I said yeah you’re right for to
and I said yeah you’re right for to
and I said yeah you’re right for to verbally challenged the coach between
verbally challenged the coach between
verbally challenged the coach between periods that if he wanted to fight
periods that if he wanted to fight
periods that if he wanted to fight Mackenzie so bad come on up to the
Mackenzie so bad come on up to the
Mackenzie so bad come on up to the stands and he said why don’t you come
stands and he said why don’t you come
stands and he said why don’t you come down here so I went down and it was only
down here so I went down and it was only
down here so I went down and it was only as I was walking down there I said what
as I was walking down there I said what
as I was walking down there I said what the hell am i doing I’m gonna all i’ll
the hell am i doing I’m gonna all i’ll
the hell am i doing I’m gonna all i’ll be on the front page of the Toronto Sun
be on the front page of the Toronto Sun
be on the front page of the Toronto Sun rink rage hockey insider lose my job my
rink rage hockey insider lose my job my
rink rage hockey insider lose my job my career seriously and and I but at the
career seriously and and I but at the
career seriously and and I but at the same time he you don’t want to show
same time he you don’t want to show
same time he you don’t want to show weakness so you got to go down there but
weakness so you got to go down there but
weakness so you got to go down there but I used my wet to get me out of it my
I used my wet to get me out of it my
I used my wet to get me out of it my only fear in writing the book was that
only fear in writing the book was that
only fear in writing the book was that because you put all these snapshots out
because you put all these snapshots out
because you put all these snapshots out that it creates the illusion that
that it creates the illusion that
that it creates the illusion that everything about this minor hockey
everything about this minor hockey
everything about this minor hockey experience was nuts when in fact it’s
experience was nuts when in fact it’s
experience was nuts when in fact it’s kind of the opposite you know just about
kind of the opposite you know just about
kind of the opposite you know just about everything about it was great but I
everything about it was great but I
everything about it was great but I don’t know that that would make a very
don’t know that that would make a very
don’t know that that would make a very good book thank you very much my
good book thank you very much my
good book thank you very much my pleasure
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