A hockey game is a Canadian tradition. Children-male and female start young. Learn to skate, learn skills and become efficient at stick handling. There are rules. So if you cross the line, you can get a penalty. Sometimes your slap shot lets you score and sometimes the goalie stops it. There are professional teams, young teams and old guys playing on a men's league for fun. Arenas are cold so warm clothing must be worn. Home towns like Toronto would love to see their team win the Stanley Cup. The Maple Leafs have not won since 1967!!! There are favourite players- some for their roughness and some for their overall demeanor of good hockey skills and being a nice guy- like Crosby, Gretsky and Howe and others that are liked- one of my all time favourites- Johnny Bauer. A hockey game has a start, a middle and an end. Played in periods with the clock counting down and not up! Moms and Dads across the country trek to the local rink, the next town's rink and sometimes across the world to see their children play. A pond, a rink in the backyard or the local one can find games ongoing!! Then there is street ball hockey year round. There is usually a referee to keep the players in line. So able to play or just watch- like life- how much does one want to be involved. Yes the colourful jerseys can give some a fashion sense too. So will you take the puck and find some sense to your life. One never knows where it may take a person until the little black thing is given a good whack!!
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