... . Every practice, game, tournament, win, and loss has left a mark on my life and always will. Camaraderie and friendship has sprouted in my life through hockey. At the beginning level, club teams introduce players from around the city and we meet new people. As players get older, we are able to associate off ... the ice more and build better relationships. High school hockey brings friends together. We learn new skills, play great opponents, and rejoice through win and struggle through losses together. A hockey team is more than a group of players meeting a few times a week. The bond bet...

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... sport and will have a great deal of difficulty, but with hard work and a great deal of practice, improvement will become possible. I can relate this to my personal experiences with ice hockey. I had never played before this past October and had only skated four times in my life. From October until the season ended in March, I practiced every Monday and Wednesday. I felt ... fastest kid on the team, or the longest hitter, and I didn't have an exceptionally strong throwing arm, but I had a lot of heart and luck. I worked hard every practice (like in hockey), and I started to improve all m...

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... went downstairs and Henry and Julia sat by the Christmas tree as they watched their son open up his gifts. When Tommy opened up the box with his hockey equipment, he was struck with so much joy and happiness that he couldn't even speak. Just the look on his son's face made Henry feel like he ... the whole world. That morning, Tommy thought he was the luckiest kid in the whole world. Henry then told Tommy that he would take him to play hockey later on that day after they had eaten breakfast. After breakfast, Tommy kissed his mother goodbye and then him and his father left to go to the fr...

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... -skating. I was three years old. Before I move any further I would like to tell you that I come from a family that has a long history of hockey. Hockey has always been a exciting sport for me. A lot of people are curious as to why you would want to do such things that require you to wake up ... to make it to the big leagues, but it also takes carrying, committed and loving parents. My parents have always provided support throughout my early hockey career. They pay thousands of dollars and spend many hours supporting myself and the team. They also provide me with transportation to and fro...

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My significant experience has come from my short time that I have spent on the Elder High School hockey team. This is a brand new team with novice players. I have been playing hockey since the fourth grade when my dad introduced me to the sport. I used my experience as a player to help and guide the new players ... honor to receive my letter. I know I cannot fulfill my duties as captain, but I have help and do everything I can to aid in the improvement of Elder hockey. The freshmen really look up to me and I plan on making them better players so that our sport succeeds where others have faile...

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... cop approached to see what was going on. This was really bad news for me. The school cop just happened to also be one of the hockey coaches, and I was going to try out for the hockey team a few weeks later. Dover had the best team in the state, and the coaches took the team very seriously. Getting playing time, or even ... ...

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... of the musketeers). It is where I am living currently and I am happy where I am now. The one thing in my life that I think will always be important to me is hockey. I have been playing since I was 4 years old and still am. Other thing that are important to me is my family, friends, and of course my school work. My goals in ... my life are to become a professional hockey player and play in the NHL. If that does not happen then I will try and become a commercial electrician. The history of the world hasn't played a big part in my life ... ...

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Over my years of playing travel hockey and lacrosse, I have had the opportunity to visit much of America. For the most part, when we've played an out-of-state game, we've traveled to our destination ... ...

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... if I quit the game that I love so much I will never be able to look at myself in the mirror or wonder what it could have been. I still remember my last hockey game as a goalie. My team and I were up by two goals in the start of the third period (last period) when from out of nowhere I felt a tingly sensation in my ... ...

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... remember what I did a minutes ago. Well, actually I can remember. I was down stair in the kitchen talking to my mother about my math class. Also we were talking about my field hockey game that I had today and if you were wondering it was a horrible game we got killed, well not killed but hurt. We LOST 4-0, it is sad we haven't even scored ... ...

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... to my wounds, which would cause me to wake up at night, so I always ended up sleeping on the couch. The worst of all this was that I couldn't play inline hockey until I was fully recovered. Smiling and talking were hard for me because the wounds would reopen when I moved my mouth. Eating soft foods for such a long period of time just ... ...

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