Pre Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies era if you grew up in Canada odds are your Saturday nights were spent in front of a TV watching Hockey Night in Canada. It’s what most boys and more recently young females played growing up.
I was a bit of a rebel so my time was spent playing soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis and running or other track events. I even played football with my male friends and (sorry about that shoulder Stephen S, it’s not how hard you hit – but where you tackle I guess!). It’s not that I was averse to hockey I just happened to perform better at sports that didn’t include putting blades on my feet.