By : Sami Jo Small 60 days 21 hours 34 minutes ago.
I wouldn't play hockey at the highest level if I didn't love it. However, this being said, I would play hockey at the highest level if I didn't love the training. Now that the 2007-2008 season has come to a close and the 2008-2009 season began last week with our fitness testing that means we've just begun our summer training.
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By : Sami Jo Small 62 days 10 hours 37 minutes ago.
When I started playing hockey at the age of 5 - nearly 30 years ago - I was an oddity. I was the little tomboy trying to fit in as a boy so I could play the sport I loved.
I rarely saw another girl playing hockey and if by chance I heard of a girl in some faraway land playing the sport of "ice hockey", I automatically assumed she was bad. I mean, c'mon, "Girl's can't play hockey". At least that's what everyone kept telling me.
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By : Sami Jo Small 69 days 18 hours 31 minutes ago.
I know they have to do it. I know fitness testing is an important evaluation tool in the selection process, however I hate it! This week is the start of the 2008-2009 season with our first round of fitness testing and no matter how "in shape" an athlete is, fitness testing always sucks. And this sentiment is shared by many of my teammates.
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By : Sami Jo Small 72 days 8 hours 48 minutes ago.
I just got back from Quebec City where Hockey Canada's AGM was held in conjunction with the Men's World Championships. As the player's rep for the Women's National Team, I have a seat on the Board of Hockey Canada and therefore have to attend their meetings throughout the year culminating with the AGM at the end of the season.
Generally, they're not much to write home...
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By : Sami Jo Small 76 days 21 hours 40 minutes ago.
Exactly one year ago, many of the elite players in Canada, including myself, received news via emails that our league was folding. The former NWHL, the league started after the inaugural Olympics in 1998 as a place for us to hone our skills and to be able to play against the best players in the world, was suddenly no longer.
The former owners of the NWHL teams decided to take a hiatus for the 2007-2008 season to determine how they could make the league profitable — and I don't blame them.
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