purseinsanity, The Friday night game your husband has planned is a lovely tribute to his Dad.
Can relate to the intense love for the game. My adult grandson has skated since he was 5, once a week drives 4 hours round trip after a full day of work, to practice with his team. Because of COVID mask requirements, they couldn't keep a regular season going as some of the other teams in the league balked at the requirements for playing them. His team/destination happens to be in my city. Anxious to play, they split the group and had an Inter Squad game Saturday night. Besides getting to watch him skate again there was the joy of watching my toddler great grandson at the rink watching live action for the first time. "go skate" are part of his early vocabulary. Saturday the bonus for him was the Zamboni. Then he came home and had to hear "Good Night Hockey" before he went to bed. And on it goes.
Back on topic: my reaction to the Morons of Monteshitshow's "Christmas Message" is