Hockey Narrative

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The story starts with me and my dad going to LaCrosse, Wisconsin for a hockey tournament. It was about a three hour drive, and I just watched movies the whole way. When we got there it was getting late and we had an early game so I watched TV and then went to bed. The next morning we got up and went to breakfast at the hotel. When I was done eating I went to put my gear in my dad's truck and get ready. It was cold, so cold that my hair froze in the forty five seconds that i was out there. When I went inside I got my dad and we went to the rink. When we got there I got my gear out of my dad's truck and the tailgate wouldnt latch shut because it was frozen so I had to fix that and by the time i got into the rink I felt like I had frostbite. After watching a few minutes of one of the other games it was …show more content…

After forty five seconds we changed lines so nobody gets tired. Later on we had the puck in the offensive zone and my linemate Skyler shot and it made the distinctive sound of bouncing off the goalies pad. I rushed to the net and tried to tap it in the net but the goalie realized where the puck was and covered it giving me no chance to tap it in. The next shift when I was on the ice was when it happened. I was in the defensive zone and since I am a left wing my job is to be up high and cover their defense. I was near the boards and one of their wings came up to shoot and I remember going in to hit him and then it happened. It all happened so fast I have no clue what happened. I just remember feeling something in my arm. I went to the bench and sat down. When I sat down I immediately took off my glove and looked at my arm. It was swelled up a lot and it hurt terribly. After a few minutes I realized that something was wrong and my coach got my dad and we went to the locker room. I got undressed and we got some ice from the EMT at the rink. We asked the guy where the nearest hospital

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