Every year a professional hockey team wins the Stanley Cup.
Every year a college hockey team wins the NCAA Championship.
Every year the best high school team in Division 1 on down wins the state crown.
All these teams have one thing in common. No matter how tough it became throughout
their season, they did one thing -- they held the rope!
What is "holding the rope?" Imagine that you are hanging from the edge
of a cliff with a drop of twenty thousand feet. The only thing between
you and an fall to your death is a rope, with the person of your choice
on the other end. Who do you know that has the guts to pull you to
safety? Who will hold the rope? Who do you know that is going to let
that rope burn their hand and not let go? How many people that you know
are going to withstand the burning pain and watch the blood drip from
their hands for you?
If you can name two people, that's not good enough, because those two
people might not be around. The next time your team is together, look
around and ask yourself, "Who could I trust to hold the rope? Who is
going to let their hands bleed for me?" When you can look at every
member on your team and say to yourself that they all would hold the
rope, you are destined to win a lot of hockey games. You see, the team
that holds the rope when the going gets tough are winners.
Every year there are winners and losers in all sports. Every year the
winners hold the rope. If you play with poise and do what your coaches ask of
you, and most of all -- hold the rope -- you will be successful. No
matter what sport you play, in order to win, you have to have a
commitment to your team. If you are supposed to run three times per
week, do it. If you have to lift weights three times per week, don't
miss. Once you start letting up at practice or start missing your
workouts, you've killed the team because you didn't hold the rope!
Don't let your team down!


You've Got To Hold The Rope!!

When people say somethings impossible well then i say pff and i figure out how!!

Hockey -- my dream, my life, my inspiration
Defence-- my place, my responsibility, my position
The Rink -- my home, my get-away, my sanctuary
19-- my reputation, my pride, my number







THE HOCKEY PLAYER
The 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 gloves, strap on the helmet, and walk on to the ice and nothing else matters. It doesn't matter that you failed a test, your girl is being a bitch, or that you got a ticket on the way there...you're world is absolutely perfect for the next couple hours. Here's to faceoffs, goals, assists, overtime, living on the road, cold rinks, early mornings, breakaways, going top cheese, countless hours of practice, bag skates, puking, thousands of dollars, dangling d-men, end to end rushes, big hits, broken twigs, new skates, packing bombs, dropping the mits, wheelin' broads, coaches, adding the letter "y" to the end of everyone's last name, 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 grasping 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 your spirit, because the party in the locker room is second to none, because you're invincible once you step on the ice, because, one shot can make you smile all night, sniping the twine, backy 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 the uneducated pussies always ask? HOUSE LEAGUE, A, AA, AAA, JR.A, OHL, WHL, US COLLEGE, NHL ... It's never been for the fucking the money, it's not for the girls, and it's not for the fame. The Boys' play because we fucking love it ... If you are a hockey player and you are proud to be one, pass this shit on with pride mother fucker, and let everyone know the definition of a man..