Never apologize for hockey. (Destiny)

by Dagoonite, Somewhere in Iowa, lost in a cornfield., Sunday, March 15, 2015, 14:53 (3777 days ago) @ Up North 65

Hockey is its own reward. Hockey is the lifeblood sport. Hockey runs in the veins. I'm pretty much the opposite of a sports fan, but hockey isn't a sport. It's something greater.

When my family lived in Indianapolis, they'd go to the hockey games whenever they had the chance. My mom still has a bunch of autographs from the players, including a young man named Wayne Gretzky that she nabbed right after his first pro game. She describes him as having been young, skilled, and (disappointingly) still having had all his teeth or able to hide the losses well.