Poached
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I would have used the caption “Slaughtered,” since the Stingeroons, composed of the Glenview Stingers and the University of Chicago Maroons, basically slaughtered us 9 – 0, but since tigers are on the endangered species list, I figure “Poached” is more appropriate. I mean, I don’t even need to draw a red circle to show where the puck is in this picture. The Stingeroons’s #16 scored that goal in the first ten seconds of the game.
We really took a beating. I’d say the first period was the worst one, during which they scored 7 of their goals. In between that period and the next I asked our coach what I was doing wrong. Her reply? “Nothing. They’re a white team.” That is, an advanced team. Then what were they doing playing in the beginner division? But whatever.
I had a shutout second period, though they were probably just taking it easy on me or feeling sorry for me — theirs is the coach who told me in 2001 that I don’t deserve to be a goalie (see “How I Became a Goalie”). No matter. I did my best and so did my teammates. Believe me, I’ve lost worse games during my career on the club team at Ohio State!
Brian
