About

I'm Adam. I'm 14, I play hockey, and I bake cookies.

I've been a goalie since I was six. Eight years of early mornings, full gear, and everything that comes with it. The last two seasons I played for the Jr. Icemen Jacksonville 14UAA — one of the most competitive youth hockey programs in Florida. In a few days I'm trying out for the 16U team for the 2026/2027 season. I expect to make it.

Update 5/7: Got the email this morning — I made the 16UAA team! 🏒 Now the real work begins.

Here's the thing: playing at that level costs around $10,000 a season. Equipment, ice time, travel, tournaments. It adds up fast.

I'm not asking anyone for money. No GoFundMe, no fundraiser letters, no guilt trips. I want to earn it — the same way I earned my spot on the ice. Through hard work and by being genuinely good at what I do.

My goals

Here's exactly what I'm working toward — and where I stand right now.

Why cookies?

Food has always been a big deal in our family — not as a lifestyle statement, just as something everyone genuinely cares about. My parents have been athletes their whole lives, and my sister, who's two years older, competes seriously in track and field. She's probably the most disciplined person I know when it comes to what she puts in her body — and that attitude rubs off on everyone around her. Growing up in that environment, you just stop seeing junk food as normal. We cook from scratch. Real ingredients, real effort.

My mom and dad bake sourdough — the slow, proper kind, the kind that takes 30 hours. (monika.kucek.net) Watching that taught me that patience and good ingredients aren't optional if you want the real thing. So when I started baking cookies, I applied the same logic. Quality butter, good chocolate, pure vanilla extract. When I have heavy cream around, I even churn my own butter from scratch. No shortcuts anywhere.

Pretty much everyone who's tried them has said some version of the same thing: "Dude, you could actually sell these."

So here I am.