Ice hockey

My First Day of Girls Iceless Hockey “I'm scared,”I told my mom. “It will be fine,”my mom said to me lovingly. It's my first day of girls iceless hockey. I am on the Blues. I am playing against the Kings in Grass Lake school. I am so scared I have butterflies in my stomach and they will burst out. Now it was time to start the game. My mom and dad sat in the uncomfortable bleachers. My team practiced and got to know each other. “Hi im…

Recently, the LA Clippers announced their star power forward, Blake Griffin, will be suspended 4 games without pay. This suspension is from his involvement in a scuffle with the Los Angeles assistant equipment manager Matias Testi in Toronto. Griffin will also be fined another game's pay for breaking his shooting hand. Griffin will lose $859,442 out of his salary, but will donate it to a charity that helps disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles. The incident happened at a Toronto restaurant, where…

Drake is not formally engaged in any recreation activities in this quarter, but he enjoys watching movies with staff at the house. Team members regularly attempt to engage Drake in recreational programs by suggesting activities to Drake, however, he has not availed of these opportunities. For example, the team member has invited Drake to see St john’s edge games but he did not show interest. Drake stated to staff that he will rather see a basketball game outside of the province. Drake still…

been many accounts of racism in sports and especially in hockey games. One such example is in a game where the washington capitals vs. the philadelphia flyers on February 18 2018. Smith-Pelly, who is black, was in the penalty box in the third period after a fight with Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy. The fans to the left of the penalty box started chanting basketball implying that Smith Pelly should be playing basketball instead of hockey because he was black. Smith Pelly in response to the…

It was a chilly February day and a bunch of boys and I were discussing playing a game of road hockey after school. We were all sitting around in our 6th-grade science class talking about who should we invite to this big extravagant hockey game. We talked about all the details; such as when the game is, who’s invited and where would we be playing. We all decided on a 3:30 at Davids house and that we would have 9 of us play. By now we were all excited about playing the game and we all just had to…

When I am not in school, and not with my friends, I am definitely doing something lacrosse oriented. Even before I began playing lacrosse, I was told by my bestfriend that lacrosse was referred to as “the creator’s game” by his coach. The first time I set foot on a lacrosse field was in 4th grade, and it is just as hard to take that foot off the field now, as it was the first day. My burning passion for the game only grows stronger the more I play. Lacrosse has also given me opportunities…

History of Curling Speaking about curling it is notable that it is one of the world’s oldest team sports. To be more precise, this sport appeared in the 16th century in Scotland, where winter sports had particular popularity. Interestingly that the earliest-known curling stones originates from Scottish regions of Stirling and Perth and date from 1511. ("Curling Equipment and History - Olympic Sport History") However, stones with handles appeared in the 1600s. The sport of curling was developing…

The ball is set between the two girls’ lacrosse sticks. Four defenders guard the corresponding four attackers on the other team. The defense and attack on the other team mirrors. The ball is pushed up vertically and the game begins. One girl yanks the ball into her lacrosse stick and sprints with the speed of light toward the goal. The defenders rush to her, but are too late. The girl runs over to shoot and despite the goalie’s attempts to stop her, she shoots with a winding force so strong,…

I was afraid. Standing on the moist morning field, I look up at the sky, a big white blanket covers all I could reach to see. The finals had arrived, and I, with trembling legs, took my place on the field, ready to commence. A shiver surges through my body, the thought of letting down the team, the thought of letting down the coach, the thought of failing. The eyes of the whole audience, focused on the team, And focused on me. Anxiety curled into my stomach, My nerves tingling like being tickled…

It’s not often I anticipate letters in the mail, but this was how our school notified students of varsity sports tryout results. Our school fields highly competitive teams in all sports and soccer ranks as one of the most difficult teams to make. Thirty of my classmates were in the same situation, waiting on the same day at their mailboxes. My heart raced when I found “Riley Bonifer” in the middle of that envelope and the school address in the corner. My hands shook as I peeled back the flap for…