Late night practices with the SWHC...they're the worst and the best. The hardest part is getting motivated so late at night to drive 30-45 minutes away to a **it-hole of a rink knowing that I won't get home until 12:30 am and, then, finally falling asleep by 2:00 am because I'm so wired. Ah, but once I get on the ice and start my warm-up laps, the rink smell and the sound of my blades on the ice relax me and then all the thoughts and pressures from the day dissipate and things heavy on the mind become trivial. I heart hockey! It was great to have Coach Skip out on the ice with us during our scrimmage at the end because he skates around and waits for us to get open and then dishes us some great passes. Since I've been playing center a lot this season, I've been working really hard on breakouts so all night he would look and pass the puck to me once I got into an open spot. At the end, his passes would literally knock me over on my ass just because my legs were wasted and there was nothing left in the tank.I can't wait for the next practice. This coming Wednesday, we have a very special guest coach - Kelly Tysland. Kelly grew up in the Seattle area then moved up to Canada to focus on her hockey career. She went on to the University of Minnesota where they won two National Championships and then was a member of the Bronze-winning 2006 USA Women's Olympic Ice Hockey team. I don't know what to expect other than a lot of skating, a lot of puck handling, maybe a water break or two, and a decent ice time (8:00 pm - yay!) at the rink that's only 15 minutes away (double-yay)! Hope my gear dries out in time (pee-yeeew!)
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