WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 53

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Response to women's hockey on the net
	by Juliet D H Cheheyl 

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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 21:02:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Juliet D H Cheheyl 
To: "Andria L. Hunter" 
Cc: Multiple recipients of list 
Subject: Re: Response to women's hockey on the net
Message-ID: 

Unfortunately it has taken me this long to read this message.  I just 
want to be an example of a person that you, Andria, have influenced.  I have 
been playing hockey now for nine months (only since October on an organized 
team).  I love it.  I am on the ice four times a week and I'm a member of 
two leagues, one co-ed and one womens.  I am constantly reminded of the 
differences between men and women while on the ice even if I'm with only 
women.  I am glad that men and women are different, but when playing 
hockey I have a constant obstacle because of it.  Because I have never 
been very athletic, my first response used to be "forget it, I'll never 
be able to beat these people."  Now through other women I've learned that 
it is my responsibiliy to push even harder than others to prove the 
masses wrong.  When I heard that the Olympics were going to include 
womens hockey, it brought tears to my eyes.  In the south of the 
Mason-Dixon circles that I run, there are not very many women hockey 
players that I can look up to.  This list has given me the opportunity to 
interact with women hockey players.  The problem is that there is no way 
for me to know what everyone is doing because I am so far away.  
Therefore I need everyone to blow their own horn for my inspiration.  
Unfortunately I have never been to your/Andria's home page, but I'm glad 
it's there.  A. had never come across as conceited or selfinflated, so I 
trust it is made with taste.  If you don't want to hear about it don't go 
there.  
Please take this message as an invitation from me to either post or 
e-mail me directly with any and all hockey accomplishments you or any 
other women make.  My most recent accomplishment was driving a total of 
100-150 miles last night in the sleet to take a player and myself to a 
reoccurring pickup game.  I didn't get home until 3am.  Man, I wish the 
ponds here could freeze. 
Good luck to all, and remember, don't glide, marathon runners never walk 
over the finish line.

Juliet Cheheyl, email@hidden

Support local hockey, Go Seals




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