Hockey has never been a part of my life. I understand that the idea is to get the puck in the net. Beyond that I quite clueless. My alma mater, Augustana University, added hocky a few years ago. They built a state of the art facility. President, Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, told me that the ice is occupied from 6:00am until mid-night every day. Augie's team has done well. Because it is Division I, the school gets some good publicity.
A side benefit for the University comes from Title IX. To balance the men's hockey, tumbling and field hockey for women was added. Both are popular leading to a boost in enrollment.
My granddaughter took up hocky this year as an 8th grader. Tonight I'm going to watcher her skate. "Dress warmly" I was warned.
Takk for alt,
Al
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