Hockey Player Magazine

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  • December is the Season for Puck Drops

    By Eric Miller December is the season for leaf fall, snow fall, and puck drops. My hockey buddies grin when frosty windshields mask the morning commute, especially the guys from Minnesota and Canada where vegetables come in casseroles and nuts come from cans.

  • Hockey Tape and Old Trophies Bring Out Sentiments

    by Eric Miller The line between frugality and nostalgia is not much wider than a skate blade. Consider hockey tape, the adhesive that binds equipment, body parts, and adult recreation teams.  Players hoarding rolls of UHaul® tape to strap on shin guards are frugal.  They’re too cheap to buy real sports tape.  Thriftiness is admirable…

  • Hockey Dad Plays Field Hockey Daughter in Annual Parent Game

    To understand a sport you need to play it, even if it’s against your own kid. I watch her play, rain or shine.  I want to know how good she and her teammates are, and I’m curious as to how I match up.  Kate is unaware that I secretly practice.  The annual parent—daughter field hockey…