never forgotten always missed <3
Hockey PlayersThe cockiest, dirtiest, most irresponsible group of athletes in the world. Will do anything
just to be able to tell his teammates a great story in the dressing room. Live the dream
until they are 35 then realize they never made it. Ladies love us, guys want to be us, we
are the soul of the universe. You lace up the skates, put on the mitts, strap on the helm,
and walk on to the ice and nothing else matters. Here's to faceoffs, goals, assists,
overtime, living on the road, cold rinks, early mornings, breakaways, going top shelf,
countless hours of practice, bag skates, puking, thousands of dollars, dangling d-men, end
to end rushes, bone rattling hits, broken twigs, new skates, packing bombs, dropping the
mitts, packing a dip, coaches, the word fuck, pick up, tape to tape sauce, 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 your heart beat rings in your
head, while your lungs are gasping for air. Late nights, early mornings, Friday nights,
Saturday evenings, broken bones, damaged nerves, torn muscles and deep bruises. We
skate through it all because we live off our adrenaline, because the game frees your spirit,
because the parties in the locker room always leave a lasting memory , because you're
invincible once you step on the ice, because, one shot can make you smile all night,
ripping the twine, top shelf where momma keeps the peanut butter, the rattling of the
boards, the feel of the puck, and skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live by, because
its possible to skate fast enough to leave all your worries behind. Sweat is the cologne of
our accomplishment. Why would someone push themselves so hard? Because the feeling
is second to none. House league, A, AA, AAA, JR.A, CHL, College, ECHL, WHL, AHL,
European leagues and the NHL. It's never been for the fucking money, it's not for the girls,
and it's not for the fame. We play because we fucking love it.
This is for the stars in the show and the guys going to the show, the boys in
the juniors living the dream and the die hards lighting up the beer leagues.
This is for the snipers, the playmakers, the grinders, the fighters, the power
forwards, the blue chip d-men, the bottle fillers, the men in the pipes, the men
on the bench, and the boys in the box.
This is for sniping ginos, chizzling apples, throwing sauce, undressing tendies,
banging home rebounds, making big glove saves, and burying OT winners.
This is for the dirty dangles, sick toe drags, backhand toe drags, spin-o-ramas,
bar and ins, top cheese, One-Tees, snappers and clappers, big-time celly's, poke-
checks, pad-stacks, big hits and hip-checks, train tracks, and toe-to-toe
tillies
This is for the long bus trips, the early morning practices, the bag-skates, the
battles in the corners, the bad dental, the sweet flow, the playoff beards, the
chews, the beers, the tears, the laughs, the team shakers, the beauties wheeling
hot broads, and the gongers wheeling swampers.
This is for the wins, losses, and ties, the end-to-end overtimes, the gruelling
training camps, the pre-season exies, the regular season battles, the playoff
wars, and raising cup.
This is for anyone who knows what all this means, because you are a part of
the greatest game on earth.
The 15 Hockey Commandments
1. Thou shalt not have no other sports before thee.
2. Thou shalt take the name of the Lord Scotty Bowman, in vain (without fear of getting benched, scratched, or traded).
3. Thou shalt not throw the puck blindly up the middle.
4. Thou shalt not shoot pucks at the goalie's head during warm-ups.
5. Thou shalt honor copenhagen and skoal.
6. Thou shalt honor thy blue line and thy crease.
7. Thou shalt not enter the nuetral zone with thy head down
8. Thou shalt not throw sticks (unless thou wants to hurt thyself or see the rest of thy game from thy locker room).
9. Thou shalt not back down from a fight.
10. Thou shalt not disobey veterans.
11. Thou shalt not take stupid penalties in the third period.
12. Thou shalt drink beer.
13.Thou shalt not root for the maple leafs.
14 Thou shalt take thy man and not thy puck.
15 Thou shalt not lust after bimbos on the Jumbo Tron unless thy broads have very large breasts