Vainglorious: A Character Defect

Kieran is not what most would call a vainglorious hockey dad, but he himself sometimes allowed his ego to swell when Seamus executed a face-off tactic he had taught his son. "I taught Sonny that move," he would sometimes whisper to the hockey patron sitting next to him—and then apologize for being so boastful.

The Learning Network (NY Times): Alloy

My wallet and my hockey gloves bond better with simple wooden hockey sticks, so I eschew the expensive contraptions manufactured with steel alloys.