It maketh me skate from childhood,
it leadeth me to the rink at five a.m.,
it restoreth my soul.
It guides me in skill and competition
for its own sake.
Even though I play
through the traffic in a game of road hockey,
I will fear no cars,
for the Game is with me;
the drivers who themselves played the Game,
slow down and drive safely.
It prepareth a Home rink for me
in the presence of the Visitors.
It giveth me scoring chances;
their goalie leaketh like a sieve.
Surely breakaways and power plays will follow me
all the games of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Gold
forever.
Check the next $5 bill you get - « Nous vivions en trois lieux : l’école, l’église et la patinoire; mais la vraie vie était sur la patinoire. » “We lived in three places - the school, the church and the skating rink - but our real life was on the skating rink.”
I did not change any of the words from the quote I found - it was posted anonymously on another message board and I thought I’d share my discovery here.
From seeing your quote I’m guessing there are probably lots floating around by now. I like the one I found better.
Completely non-scientific poll, but I’ve never seen such widespread and total support and interest for a hockey game as I did amongst the people I know for that game yesterday. I hope it carries over to the nhl.