Arlington, VA -- It’s the handbags weekend of a lifetime for Richesse Alumni Goalie Contest success Al Rooney and his 15-year-old son, Sylvain. The actual father-son duo trekked 700 miles from Nashville, TN just so Sylvain, a diehard Caps fan, often see his father play with Washington Capitals legends.

“It was awesome because I never got to notice him play when I has been younger because he stopped enjoying in 2004 and I has been too young to actually remember,” Sylvain told Washingtoncaps.com. “It was pretty cool to see him playing with these legends.”

Rooney, a native of Deer Park, NY, performed two years of junior dance shoes in North Dakota and Mn, before playing college hockey at Buffalo State. He then signed a professional two-way contract with the Florida Panthers in 1996-97.Nike Michael Jordan Authentic Throwback Men's NBA Chicago Bulls Jersey #23 White Crabbed Typeface He also went to Islanders training camp in 1997-98 and spent eight seasons complete playing in the CHL and other minor leagues before officially retiring in 2004.

“My favorite moment was, I made a save, one of the few saves I produced, and afterwards, Adam Oates came up to me and tapped me around the pad and said, ‘great save keeper,’ and I look over and can see [Sylvain] sitting in the leading row on the glass, plus it was just a brief moment there but that was the whole reason why I made the vacation,Adidas Michael Jordan Swingman Throwback Men's NBA Chicago Bulls Jersey #23 Green” Rooney said. “It was just for that moment right there.”

Rooney played in objective for the Red Team captained by Craig Laughlin. Rooney, who hasn’t critically played in net since he or she retired in 2004, permitted four goals in the initial period but the Red team battled back in the second period of time to tie the report and eventually won the game 6-5 inside a shootout.

“(The Caps’ Alumni Game) would be a good atmosphere,” Rooney said.Air Jordan 6 (VI) Retro Infrared 23 Black Infrared 23 Shoes “It's something I haven't experienced in years. You miss those moments. A person miss the time in the locker space with the guys … I've surpassed paths with a few of these men in some way shape or form and it was good to come back around hockey people and experience it and to be around the actual pumped crowd.”

Rooney heard about the particular Alumni Goalie Contest through an e-mail notification and he applied on a whim since his son is really a big Capitals fan.

“I tried my hardest to raise (Slyvain) as a possible Islanders fan because I grew up upon Long Island, but it didn't consider.” Rooney explained. “Sly's been a Caps' enthusiast for as long as I can remember. This individual just latched on to them.”

Rooney and his son made the actual long journey to California for the Alumni game and they're going to continue onto Cincinnati where the team Rooney coaches, the AAA Jr . Predators, will open their particular season.

“It's a complete father-and-son dance shoes weekend,” Rooney said. “It's a great deal of fun.”