Listen to him tell you he wants to be done. Ah, you’ve lost the puck, honey. Think the game can’t be over yet; you only had the puck once, it isn’t fair. Throw a fit totally unlike yourself. Get put in the penalty box. Harass him until you get ejected from the game. Pound on the plexiglass until they kick you out of the arena. Stand in the parking lot with your skates on the asphalt, in the dark, like a fool. Listen to the faint cheering from the far off, glowing arena. Get in your car but don’t go home right away. Think how the penalty was rather harsh for a one-time mistake. Think how you demanded to see the final score before the game had barely begun. Think how he believes he knows the final score before the game had barely begun. Drive home. Go to bed with your skates on and no ice in sight.
- J. Mignone, How to Have a Hockey Player
