Help! My MIL is ruining hockey for me...

My MIL is the most enthusiastic (and embarrassing) hockey mom… and I'm 30.

I recently started playing hockey. My husband was super supportive, which was awesome. What I didn't anticipate was my mother-in-law becoming my biggest (and most mortifying) fan.

It was sweet at first. She was so excited I was trying something new, and she genuinely loved the games. Now? She wants to come to every single one, even when my husband can't make it. It's become… a lot.

She's like a youth hockey mom in a grown woman's body. She cheers ridiculously loudly. Like, I can hear her booming across the ice while I'm trying not to fall on my face. She has a thick accent, which makes it even more… noticeable. And she insists on saying hi to everyone – my teammates, the refs, the scorekeeper, the Zamboni driver… you name it.

The other night, we had a particularly rough game. We lost, and I just wanted to get out of there and wallow in my sorrows. But no, my MIL was deep in conversation with the scorekeeper about… I don't even know what. Probably the intricacies of icing penalties or something. I was dying inside.

The thing is, everyone else seems to love her. The rink staff thinks she's hilarious. My teammates think she's "so supportive." They don't seem to understand how incredibly cringe it is. Maybe it's because I'm older and should know better than to be embarrassed by my MIL, but I am. So. Embarrassed.

Am I the only one who finds this mortifying? Is there a polite way to tell my MIL that her enthusiasm is… overwhelming? Or do I just need to accept my fate as the most embarrassed hockey player on the ice? Help me, Reddit. I'm starting to dread game days.