The Mysteries of A Hockey Player[/color]
This pretty much says it all.........The cockiest, dirtiest, most irresponsible
group of athletes in the world. Will do anything just to give
their teammates a great story in the dressing room.
Live the dream until they are 35 then realizing they never made it.
You lace up the skates, put on the gloves, strap on the helmet and walk on to the ice and nothing else matters. It doesn't matter that you failed a test, got detention, or that you got a ticket on the way there...your world is absolutely perfect for the next couple hours. Here's to face-offs, goals, assists, overtime, GWG’s, living on the road, cold rinks,early mornings, breakaways, going top shelf, countless hours of practice, thousands of dollars, dangling d-men, end to end rushes, big hits, broken twigs, new skates, dropping the mits, wheelin' broads, hockey hair, rookie parties, coaches adding the letter “y” to the end of everyone's last name, the word "fuck", tape to tape passes, let downs, miracles and
most of all - the game of Hockey. Why?
Why do we skate back and forth night after night…skating so hard we throw up? Skating so hard, that our heart beat rings in your head while our lungs are gasping for air. Late nights, early mornings,Friday nights, Saturday evenings, broken bones, torn muscles and deep bruises.We skate through it all because we live off our adrenaline, because the game frees our spirit, because the party in the locker room is second to none, because we’re invincible once we step on to the ice, because one shot can leave you smiling all night.
Sniping the twine, roofing the puck top shelf, crossbar and in,the rattling of the boards, and the feel of the puck on your stick. The sound of skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live by, because it’s possible to skate fast enough to leave all your worries behind.
Sweat is the fragrance of our accomplishment. Why?…Why would someone push themself so hard? People always ask? HOUSE LEAGUE, A, AA, AAA, JR.A,
CHL, US COLLEGE, PRO ... It's never been for the fucking money nor
for the fame. We play because we fucking love it!![/color]