The Rink Of Happiness
In desperate moments, time seems to drag on for eternities. The clock in the Detroit Lakes Hockey Arena did just that. It was the section final girls hockey game. We, the Storm’n Sabres, were playing the Roseau Rams for a chance to go to the Xcel Energy Center to participate State Hockey Tournament. Winning this game would mark the first time in history that the Storm’n Sabres Girl’s Hockey made it to the state tournament. The arena was old fashioned and looked like a barn from the outside. It was unlike many other arenas because the inside was constructed of wood. The lights shined brightly down on the ice; however, the ice was not top of the line ice because it tended to become full of snow quickly.
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Coach roared, “White line you’re up.” I thought to myself, “Go as hard as you can and don’t let them score. Get it deep and fore check.” At this point in the game, we were rotating first and second line. I was on the second line and tried my hardest to defend against the other team. My legs burned as I skated up and down the ice. Now, the puck was in our end of the ice, and it was our team’s job to get it out of this end. I saw my teammate round the net with the puck on her stick. She looked me in the eyes and sent the puck flying toward my stick. I told myself, “You better catch this puck and get it out.” The puck hit my stick, and I successfully skated the puck out of our zone. I rifled the puck at the opposing teams’ net and hurried off the ice. I felt as if my heart was in my throat. Breathing hard, I sat down on the bench and took in my surroundings. I noticed the rink had an unusual smell that lingered on the ice. It smelled sweat mixed with the scent of a grandparent’s house. The arena was quite cold, but the game was so intense and I played so often that the arena felt scorching hot. My face was beet red, and I could see the steam of heat flowing off of my
In desperate moments, time seems to drag on for eternities. The clock in the Detroit Lakes Hockey Arena did just that. It was the section final girls hockey game. We, the Storm’n Sabres, were playing the Roseau Rams for a chance to go to the Xcel Energy Center to participate State Hockey Tournament. Winning this game would mark the first time in history that the Storm’n Sabres Girl’s Hockey made it to the state tournament. The arena was old fashioned and looked like a barn from the outside. It was unlike many other arenas because the inside was constructed of wood. The lights shined brightly down on the ice; however, the ice was not top of the line ice because it tended to become full of snow quickly.
Looking up across the ice at …show more content…
Coach roared, “White line you’re up.” I thought to myself, “Go as hard as you can and don’t let them score. Get it deep and fore check.” At this point in the game, we were rotating first and second line. I was on the second line and tried my hardest to defend against the other team. My legs burned as I skated up and down the ice. Now, the puck was in our end of the ice, and it was our team’s job to get it out of this end. I saw my teammate round the net with the puck on her stick. She looked me in the eyes and sent the puck flying toward my stick. I told myself, “You better catch this puck and get it out.” The puck hit my stick, and I successfully skated the puck out of our zone. I rifled the puck at the opposing teams’ net and hurried off the ice. I felt as if my heart was in my throat. Breathing hard, I sat down on the bench and took in my surroundings. I noticed the rink had an unusual smell that lingered on the ice. It smelled sweat mixed with the scent of a grandparent’s house. The arena was quite cold, but the game was so intense and I played so often that the arena felt scorching hot. My face was beet red, and I could see the steam of heat flowing off of my