\u2014 LA Kings (@LAKings) December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI honestly can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been 900 games already,\u201d Sylvester said. \u201cI still remember the first game like it was yesterday, and I didn\u2019t realize it was going to be his 900th when we were coming on the trip, so I\u2019m really happy that I\u2019m here to celebrate with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Ceci got his NHL start in Ottawa as a 20-year-old during the 2013-14 campaign and played 440 games with the Senators over six seasons. He\u2019s also made stops in Toronto, Pittsburgh, Edmonton, San Jose and Dallas before signing on with the Kings over the summer.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of dads\u2019 trips, siblings\u2019 trips, mentor\u2019s trips, but she\u2019s always seemed to miss the mom\u2019s trip,\u201d Ceci said on Monday. \u201cI think it\u2019s great for her to see how we live on the road. She\u2019s been to a ton of home games wherever I\u2019ve been playing, and now she gets to see the other side of it. She\u2019s always asking how we travel and what we do, so now she gets to see it firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n Sylvester has been soaking in the opportunity, cheering along with the rest of the moms and passing out high fives in their suite after each goal the team produced. She\u2019ll also have the opportunity to strengthen the connections with many of the mothers she\u2019s met this week over the remaining three years of Ceci\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n \u201cFor her to get a chance to meet all the moms at once is huge for her,\u201d Ceci said. \u201cUsually they kind of get to meet each other as the season goes on or in playoffs, but now she just gets to meet them all right away.\u201d<\/p>\n The Moms are loving it!!!! pic.twitter.com\/S9E3J9nfI2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 LA Kings (@LAKings) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n For forward Alex Laferriere, whose mom is also Karen, the bar for the trip was set high after his father got to experience the team\u2019s dad\u2019s trip last season.<\/p>\n Laferriere, who is now in his third NHL season with the Kings, said one of the highlights for him was hearing general manager Ken Holland speak at a group dinner Sunday night.<\/p>\n \u201cYou kind of realize when they talk to you about how special our life is,\u201d Laferriere said. \u201cBeing able to share that with our moms who played such pivotal roles in our lives and getting us to this point, it\u2019s unbelievable. I know they\u2019ve had a lot of fun; it\u2019s good to have them here.\u201d<\/p>\n An added benefit, Laferriere said, is being able to focus on things outside of the rink and enjoy the time with everyone\u2019s family.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes your mind away from the hockey a little bit and just kind of lets you relax,\u201d Laferriere added as he was preparing for Monday\u2019s contest. \u201cHaving loved ones with you definitely gives you a little bit of a boost. You want to perform for them and make it a fun trip for them, so I think it\u2019s a good reset for us.\u201d<\/p>\n He also mentioned that in his case, his mom\u2019s excitement may be altering some of his normal activities on the road in a way that the dad\u2019s trip last season didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dad played hockey too, so he kind of knew the gameday routines and all that stuff,\u201d Laferriere said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little different with my mom; she\u2019s a very active person, so she wants to do a lot of stuff all the time. But she\u2019s found a good group of moms so far, and I think they\u2019re having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n One mom among the group who gets to see her son more often than most is Sharon Moore. But Trevor, who is playing his seventh season with the Kings, close to where he grew up in Thousand Oaks, is also experiencing his first mom\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n There aren\u2019t many firsts left for Moore, who first debuted in the NHL during 2018-19 and has appeared in close to 450 games. The rarity of this type of trip has elevated the week\u2019s meaning for him.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s been really excited about this trip for a while now. I think just getting to come on the plane and see what we do every day is exciting,\u201d Moore said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s exciting for us to share it with them because none of us would be here without them and all their sacrifices so it\u2019s a really special trip.\u201d<\/p>\n While he said that his mom is familiar with many of his teammates\u2019 parents, seeing them when they come to LA for visits, this is the first time everyone has had the full experience to hang out and get to know each other better.<\/p>\n Best night with the moms pic.twitter.com\/bGydTKfbxe<\/a><\/p>\n
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