On the Ice

A cloud of spray was thrown from the ice as Sean skidded to a stop near the boards. His Minnesota opponent also stopped and slammed him into the boards. Sean grunted from the impact, but not in pain. Several Minnesota fans got up in his face on the other side of the boards. He could hear them taunting him and his Wisconsin Badger teammates. He ignored them.

His stick clashed with the Golden Gopher defenseman. But he was unable to move. With a little elbow move, he knocked the Gopher player off of him. Now he went after the puck. The Gopher grabbed at his red sweater--essentially the Detroit Red Wings home sweater with the word "WISCONSIN" going down from the right shoulder to the left hip. Sean wristed the puck away to his captain and cousin, Jimmy.

Now the Badgers had possession of the puck and streaks of red sped down the Mariucci Arena rink. Sean looked up at the scoreboard for a second. Four minutes left and the game was tied 3-3. It seemed like only a minute ago Minnesota was up 3-0. Man, he loved comebacks.

By now, Jimmy had passed to Ritchie on the right wing. His nickname is the "Oneida Rocket". It's not a joke. The man is full-blooded Oneida and fast as hell out on the ice. He sped down the ice with puck in hand and prepared to shoot on goal. However, the goalie was watching him. "METOXEN!!" Sean shouted.

Ritchie noticed him and passed to him. Sean wristed a one-timer at the goalie. He watched it fly through the air, its spin propelling it. The goalie reacted as quickly as he could, but Sean could see it wasn't good enough. The puck flew past the goalie and into the net.

"YEAAAH!!" His shouts were the only sounds in the entire arena. The crowd had fallen silent. Just to rub it in, he showboated in front of the Badgers' hated rivals.  He would have given a certain gesture, but he had class. And the Minnesota crowd didn't deserve a gesture like that.

However, the most important things was that the Badgers were up 4-3. In four minutes, they would vanquish their hated rivals.