Have you ever picked up something and just went with it?  Well, over the summer my friend convinced me to play ice hockey with him.  At first it was tough, and some things were annoying to learn, but as I got better and better it became one of my most favorite things to do.  I love the feeling of waking up so early in the morning, tying up my skates and getting out onto the cool rink.  Warming up is always the best, we all get to take shots; but the real fun is when we get into the drills.  We do wind sprints and push ups on the ice; then we scrimmage against each other, I love playing against my friends its just a fun time.

Scrimmaging is fun, but game time is when you really start to take everything seriously. I remember my first game, I was so nervous, but once I faced the other teams center it was on. I slapped the puck in between the kids skates, jumped around him and scored the first goal in 25 seconds.  It was a great feeling until I tried it again and got blind sided by the right wing. I got a penalty shot because of it. I took the hardest slap shot I could take, but the goalie dove and caught it right before it went into the right  top shelf.  It was a great game, our team won 8 to 0, and ever since that moment I couldn’t wait to just get back on the ice.

Next year I plan on playing for the CT Whalers. Which is a youth hockey team out of Cromwell make sure you visit their web site.

~Dylan Walsh