The Mysteries of a Hockey Player

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?
Why would someone push themselves so hard the uneducated pussies always ask?
HOUSE LEAGUE, A, AA, AAA, JR.A, OHL, US COLLEGE, PRO ...
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 an athlete.

"Why is a puck called a puck? Because dirty little bastard was taken."
-Martin Brodeur

group houseboating

Bri & I @ grad

morris & I

elissa & I