Chapter 35

Cody

“Ladies, ladies, ladies. You need to put your backs into it.” Coach blows his whistle. Man, he is pushing us hard today. I am already sweating my balls off and it’s only been thirty minutes since we all stepped on the ice.

“What is it with him today?” Atlas asks as he skates over to me. I shrug my shoulders, who knows what goes on with coach.

“Maybe his wife didn’t give him any last night.” Calli says as he comes over and leans forward panting. The drills have killed us.

“I want more foot work; I want more contact with the puck. Cones.” He shouts out. One of the rink attendants gives him a nod from the sidelines. He’s a rookie for the high school team and comes to the ice on most practice days, for him it’s a huge deal to see us on the ice during practice, he can pick up plenty of tips from us and see what being in NHL is really like. I always forget his name but think it’s Samuel.

The kid leaves the ice and goes towards a fireproof door and opens it from where he starts bringing