My Youth

This picture depicts a large part of my youth. Hockey was everything. In the winter almost every backyard had a Hockey rink. We would play for hours. We would have home and away games, and travel to the neighbours for an away game. Almost every schoolyard had a rink that was taken care of and watered by the local firemen. Our big playoff games would be held at the school rinks. The games were important to us and a lot of people in the neighborhood would come and watch. Sometimes if the rink was lighted we would play into the night.