Interests — 07
Ice Hockey
Skates, a stick, and something to chase. Hockey has a way of taking over whatever season it’s in.
It’s the fastest game most of us will ever be inside of, and it never stops teaching — balance, timing, and a healthy respect for people who make it look easy.
As much as I've enjoyed playing over the years, as of 2025 I'm sadly likely all done! Too many broken bones, (legs, ribs, etc), and then an ACL tear and surgery! Even in a "non-contact" league, there's enough bouncing off of people and slamming into walls that these tings do some damage. Besides the challenge of commuting on crutches, it's been repeatedly unfair and damaging to family life. So it looks like I'll have to be relegated to skating in circles with family. Not quite as exciting, but should dreastically reduce x-rays, MRI and ER time.
From the ice
When an Injury Became a Project
Hockey also handed me an ACL injury. The research that followed turned into more than personal homework.
The result was ACLsupport.com — a volunteer effort to make useful information easier to find for other people facing ACL injuries and recovery.
The fuller version of this story — to be written.