The Puck Stops Here Hockey Mom Rant
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By Diane Sokoloski
My two favourite seasons have arrived: hockey season and zombie season. Hockey and The Walking Dead are big in our house. Now, we all have a reason to wake up in the morning. One characteristic of a zombie is that it selfishly moves around with the sole intention of tearing someone apart. NHL “player” Raffi Torres comes to mind. Torres was recently suspended for an illegal hit to the head of Jakob Silfverberg. Hockey zombie. Torres, a repeat offender, is a dirty hockey zombie. He selfishly moves across the ice with the sole intention of doing damage to others. Even Torres’ apology was self-centred; he apologized for getting suspended and not for his actions. What a zombie. What a disgrace. Sadly, hockey zombies exist even in minor hockey. After a recent game, it was revealed that my daughter received a punch to the head by her opponent after every face-off they took together. This was a repeated dirty move that the refs failed to catch. To Torres and this young player I say: Rise above the instinct to look for opportunities to damage other people. Instead, look for opportunities to skate like the wind, make crisp passes, shoot from all angles and score. It’s called skill and perhaps it’s something new for you. Ask your coaches about it. The World Cup of Rugby has been enjoyable. The sheer menace and intimidation of a professional rugby team, is
unmatched. Ever since the Samoa vs. Scotland game I am convinced that in the event of a zombie apocalypse, I want to be in the same survival group as the Samoan rugby team. I could be the look-out or bring them their snacks. The Samoans performed their powerful pre-game war dance/chant, the Manu Siva Tau, which was the equivalent of saying to the Scots: We are going to kick your kilts to Loch Lomond and back. The Scots did win that game, but that is the power of the war chant: everyone’s adrenaline gets charged up into fight or flight mode.
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