Health & Fitness
A Crash Course in Hockey and 'The Holy War' on Ice
High School hockey rivals St. Ed's and St. Ignatius faceoff on Progressive Field's Frozen Diamond and I learn some hockey basics.
Full disclosure – here’s what I know about hockey:
- It is played on ice and requires the ability to skate.
- It is played with a stick and a puck.
- Hitting the puck successfully into a net scores a goal.
That’s where my knowledge of hockey ends. (Thankfully, there is a book that can help me with this shortcoming.)
Last week, I watched take on St. Ignatius on the “Frozen Diamond” at Progressive Field. It was a blast and deep knowledge of hockey wasn’t necessary. Fortunately, when I did have questions, I was able to ask the father of one of the St. Ed’s players to fill me in. For example: I had to ask how many periods a hockey game has – the answer is three. I had no idea.
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Hockey is also a fast game, and the three periods went by quickly. Ed’s and Ignatius were keeping things pretty close, and for awhile the contest was tied until the third period when Ignatius took the lead and won 4-2.
This was the first of two rivalry matchups scheduled for the Frozen Diamond at Progressive Field – on Jan. 15, The Ohio State Buckeyes will faceoff against the Michigan Wolverines.
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Turnout was great and enthusiasm was high for the matchup with both schools well-represented. I hope that this rivalry matchup becomes an annual event at Progressive Field. Both St. Ed’s and Lakewood High School play home games at Winterhurst in Lakewood, check out a game, they are a blast – even if you don’t know much about hockey.
