Personal Essay: My Hockey History

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My Hockey History
For 9.5 years, I have been playing hockey. I decided that I wanted to play when I watched my first Rivermen game when I was 3. My parents were like “Yeah right.” at that time. I like it because it has contact and hitting and you get lots of playing time. It is important to me because it describes who I am as a person. I have loved it since I was young and I continue to play it today. My favorite hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks. They have won 6 Stanley Cups. During the weekends when I have a game, we go up to the suburbs because that is where most of the games are. We would stay in a hotel and go to some bar and grill or somewhere like that. My favorite place to go while we are up there is Buffalo Wild Wings. We would

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