I skated today for the first time in 9 weeks on this cold bright January morning. I headed off to Vic park early, knowing the rink would be mostly mine, which is for the best as i know I'm in no shape to actually skate with others around me yet. I took my stick and …
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As I sat at my keyboard looking for inspiration for this post, I found myself listening to Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes the Flood". (Not sure what it's about but the title gives the impression it's about hockey). It's one of those really slow songs with long pauses between notes - almost no sounds happening at …
Hockey is a game of great sounds. I've always loved the unique noises that can only be found at a hockey game. The boom as a puck hits the boards dead on or the slightly different sound that comes with the puck hitting the glass. I've always loved the sound of the puck hitting iron. …
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