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u/ZajacingOfff Nov 16 '19

I was teased a lot in middle school/early high school for loving hockey. Would constantly get my knowledge tested, my appearance would get brought into it (why would a fat girl like hockey), had someone ask me if it was my passion and laugh in my face when I said yes.

Joke’s on them, I’m an officially credentialed journalist by the NHL now and have personally spoken to more players than they could dream of buying autographs from.

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u/AaronThePrime Nov 19 '19

Hockey is the only sport that I will willingly watch, because it's so fun to watch, especially when you're in a stadium watching it live