My hockey team, Back2Black, played in game 3 of the league championship last night. It was the final game of a best of three series. After a 4-2 win in game 1 and a 5-1 loss in game 2, we were determined to win.
The game started off slow and we found ourselves down 1-0 about half way through the first. But we battered down the hatches and scored five unanswered goals. Things were looking up.
Then at 1:15 of the first period, things came crashing down. One of my teammates, Dave, was skating in the neutral zone and hit a rut in the ice. He immediately went down and was writhing in agony. Somebody skated over and said "He broke his leg". EMS were called. Dave said he could feel the bones tapping against his shin pads. We did our best to keep him comfortable and distracted until EMS arrived. All in all it took about 30 minutes to get him off the ice.
We had been very fortunate to not have any major injuries on the ice all season. This was the first time I'd seen a teammate carted off. It was a surreal experience. As much fun as we have playing hockey, in the back of your mind there's always a thought that somebody could get hurt. You dismiss it as best you can. You don't want to see any player get hurt. We're all out there to have fun and enjoy a game we all love. To watch anybody get hurt sucks.
But there was still 13:45 on the clock, so we had to finish the game. After Dave was taken away, we had to put him in the back of our minds and carry on. We surrendered a goal before getting one more to ice the win. Final score , 6-2. Skating around with the "beer league cup" was something special.
I made sure I got my picture with the "Cup":
We celebrated until we were basically asked to leave the arena so the staff could go home. This was the team's first championship! We didn't want to stop but we all had places to go and things to do!
We had a great season, a great time, and I look forward to another season in the summer. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Great job and GO BLACK!!
The game started off slow and we found ourselves down 1-0 about half way through the first. But we battered down the hatches and scored five unanswered goals. Things were looking up.
Then at 1:15 of the first period, things came crashing down. One of my teammates, Dave, was skating in the neutral zone and hit a rut in the ice. He immediately went down and was writhing in agony. Somebody skated over and said "He broke his leg". EMS were called. Dave said he could feel the bones tapping against his shin pads. We did our best to keep him comfortable and distracted until EMS arrived. All in all it took about 30 minutes to get him off the ice.
We had been very fortunate to not have any major injuries on the ice all season. This was the first time I'd seen a teammate carted off. It was a surreal experience. As much fun as we have playing hockey, in the back of your mind there's always a thought that somebody could get hurt. You dismiss it as best you can. You don't want to see any player get hurt. We're all out there to have fun and enjoy a game we all love. To watch anybody get hurt sucks.
But there was still 13:45 on the clock, so we had to finish the game. After Dave was taken away, we had to put him in the back of our minds and carry on. We surrendered a goal before getting one more to ice the win. Final score , 6-2. Skating around with the "beer league cup" was something special.
I made sure I got my picture with the "Cup":
We celebrated until we were basically asked to leave the arena so the staff could go home. This was the team's first championship! We didn't want to stop but we all had places to go and things to do!
We had a great season, a great time, and I look forward to another season in the summer. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Great job and GO BLACK!!
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