Personal Narrative: My Life As A Hockey Player

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Perspective The life of a hockey player finding his way. Considering that I am only 19 years old and have travelled to nearly every state and Province in North America I can confidently say this game has given me my life. Hockey has truly become my identity, and I am proud of the man this sport has helped mold me into. Looking back and trying to wrap my mind around all the amazing memories, not only myself but my family have received from being so involved with hockey is simple undoable; there are just to many. Hockey has given me not only my life, but a story to tell along the way. Perspective n. a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. Most would regard to me as a big, strong, defensive defenseman that skates well for his size and has a high hockey IQ. Those who don't know the game all that much would say “Brandon Carlo is a really good hockey player!” I feel lucky to be viewed by people this way, but to grasp more of the person that I am and how hockey has built me, its time for you to understand my perspective. Everything started for me with a simple friendship, around the age of 4 my best friend Hadan Jordan and his family moved into the newly built house next to mine. With the Jordans moving in next door lets just say it didn't take long for me to be in my first pair of …show more content…

Little did I know making the decision with my family to become a Colorado Thunderbird would not only be most beneficial to me on the ice, but off as well. Playing for the Thunderbirds was a very key part of my life. The biggest part of playing for the Thunderbirds was not all about how I excelled on the ice getting me to the point I'm at now but also how I excelled off the ice. Im not talking about school or extra curricular activities, Im talking about with my character as a person of this

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