My Kids Play Hockey

For the past several years veteran hockey mom Christie Casciano’s monthly Hockey Mom columns have been required reading for the half million readers of USA Hockey Magazine. Drawing on her twenty years in the youth hockey trenches, she brings a wit and wisdom that comes with spending countless hours in the rink. Mixing in a little cutting humor and some good old-fashioned motherly advice, her articles speak to and for grizzled veterans and newcomers to the sport alike. My Kids Play Hockey is a compilation of Christie’s work. Some of her topics include:

Back to School, Back to Hockey: Getting Ready for a Fresh Season

How to Act Like an Adult at a Youth Hockey Game

Organizing Your Hockey Household

Valuable Lessons Learned during a Losing Season

Striking a Balance between being Coach and a Parent Whether your kid shoots a puck, kicks a soccer ball or swings a baseball bat, Christie’s sound and sage advice should be required reading for all sports parents. Because when it comes to keeping your head in the game, this mother definitely knows best.

Christie Casciano Burns is hockey mom and a television news anchor in Syracuse, New York. She has been an award-winning reporter and anchor for WSYR-TV since 1986 and also provides morning news updates for the popular B104.7 country radio station. She is the author of two children's books about hockey. Christie lives with her family in Syracuse, New York.

“A must read for any hockey parent. . . . Cover to cover, My Kids Play Hockey scores a hat trick.”—Randy Schultz, nyhockeyonline.com
“Burns has done a wonderful job of providing the ultimate handbook for any parent or guardian wishing to build the proper foundation.”—Mike Morreale, NHL.com
“A simple guide for parents, answering many questions both parents new to hockey, and seasoned, will find helpful.” —Janet Schultz, nyhockeyonline.com