by sutherland | Apr 2, 2012 | fall, game
So a month and change shy of my forty-fifth birthday, I play my first hockey game. It. Was. Awesome. I haven’t had so much fun in a long time. But, damn, having the clinic and game on the same night makes for a long night. Six-plus hours. 6:00 30-minutes...
by sutherland | Apr 2, 2012 | clinic
This week’s clinic got off to a rocky start. The regular goalie was out of town, but no one at the rink knew to find a replacement and the Zamboni dumped a lake of water on the ice – so we got a late start waiting for the water to freeze and spent half the...
by sutherland | Apr 2, 2012 | clinic
Yes, Sunday. I’ve added a second clinic to my week, this one at the other ice rink in town. Conveniently, I live about the same distance from each, so can take advantage of both. This rink is more crowded, though, with about two dozen skaters on in...