The Mysteries of a Hockey Player

The cockiest, dirtiest, most irresponsible group of athletes in the world.

Will do anything just to be able to tell his teammates a great story in the dressing room.

 Live the dream until they are 35 then realize they never made it and begin their old man hockey careers.

 Ladies love us, guys want to be us, and we are the soul of the universe.

 You lace up the skates, put on the gloves, strap on the helmet, and walk on to the ice and nothing else matters. It doesn’t matter that you failed a test, your girl is being a

B*t*h, or that you got a ticket on the way there...you're world is absolutely perfect for the next couple hours.

 Here's to face-offs, goals, assists, overtime, cold rinks, the sound of ice cracking with every stride on early morning hung over skates, breakaways, going top cheese, adding the letter "y" to the end of everyone's last name, thousands of dollars in broken sticks, dangling d-men, end to end rushes, big hits, broken twigs, new skates, packing bombs, dropping the mitts, wheelin' broads, pick up games, tape to tape sauce, let downs, miracles and most of all - the game of Hockey.

Why?... Why do we skate back and forth night after night? Skating so hard we throw up. Skating so hard our heart beat rings in our heads, while our lungs are grasping for air. Why do we play through the late nights, early mornings, Friday nights, Saturday evenings, broken bones, torn muscles, missing teeth and deep bruises? We skate through it all... because we live off our adrenaline, because the game frees your spirit, because the party in the locker room is second to none, because you’re invincible once you step on the ice, because one shot can make you smile all night, the rattling of the boards, the feel of the puck, and skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live by, because its possible to skate fast enough to leave all your worries behind. Sweat is the cologne of our accomplishment.

Why? Why would someone push themselves so hard the hockey uneducated always asks? HOUSE LEAGUE, A, AA, AAA, JR.A, OHL, US COLLEGE, PRO ... It's never been for the money, it's not for the girls, and it's not for the fame. 'The Boys' play because THEY LOVE IT!!