2022-2023 Games 3 and 4 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs Aisulu Almaty; Game 5 – vs Salzburg Eagles (Approximately 5 min. read). The Eagles’ early success in the European Women’s Hockey League (EWHL) has extended into our second week of play. In our second series, we faced Aisulu Almaty, from Kazakstan, followed by a gameContinue reading “EWHL WK 2: 6 Points and Our First Setback”
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EWHL WK 1: 5 Points
2022-2023 Games 1 and 2 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs Silesian Katowice (Approximately 3 min. read). The Eagles got off to a successful start in the new season of the European Women’s Hockey League (EWHL). Last weekend, we celebrated two wins and five points against Silesian Katowice, the league’s Polish opponent. The local paper hilariouslyContinue reading “EWHL WK 1: 5 Points”
EWHL Weeks 5 & 6
2021-22 Games 8 and 9 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs HC SKP Bratislava and KEHV Lakers (Approximately 4 minute read) [This posted was drafted in December and forgotten about. Better late than never.] After a break for Team Italy’s qualification bid to the Beijing Olympics (which I wrote about for the Ice Garden, here), weContinue reading “EWHL Weeks 5 & 6”
EWHL Week 4: Know Your Role
2021-22 Games 6 and 7 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs EHV Sabres Vienna (Approximately 4 minute read) After the long road-trip last weekend, we had two practices. As is often the case with players traveling from far away and work conflicts, we were short on players. I felt apprehensive going into the weekend, particularly becauseContinue reading “EWHL Week 4: Know Your Role”
EWHL Week 3: Sleep Challenges and A Long Bus Trip
2021-22 Games 4 and 5 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs SKP Bratislava and KSV Neuberg Highlanders (Approximately 6 min read) Travel After looking forward to three practices as a team this week, I was disappointed when my throat started scratching and nose running after the game last Saturday. I missed the second half of ourContinue reading “EWHL Week 3: Sleep Challenges and A Long Bus Trip”
EWHL Week 2: La Prima Vittoria
2021-22 Game 3 – EV Bolzano Eagles vs KSV Neuberg Highlanders (Approximately 8 minute read) Olympic Pre-qualification Break After our disappointing 0-2 start against the Kazakstani team, we went into a two week long Olympic Pre-qualification break. Ten of my new teammates and our Coach left to face off against Spain, Austria, and Kazakstan forContinue reading “EWHL Week 2: La Prima Vittoria”
Road Trip Ramblings: IIHF Elections
The Potential of the IIHF (Approximately 6 minute read) My second game in the EWHL featured my first road trip of the season. A twelve hour game-day roundtrip, to be exact. I’m a little notorious among teammates for spiraling into deep conversations on post-game travel. This trip was no exception. The IIHF Election As weContinue reading “Road Trip Ramblings: IIHF Elections”
EWHL Week 1: Brushing Off the Mental Rust
2021-22 Games 1 and 2 – EV Bolzano Eagles Vs Aisulu Almaty (Approximately 6 minute read) After only three weeks and nine practices, I can’t believe it’s already game time. My start in the European Women’s Hockey League (EWHL) began with a two game series against a team from Kazakhstan called Aisulu Almaty. This wasContinue reading “EWHL Week 1: Brushing Off the Mental Rust”
Introducing Jacquie “the Wanderer”
A week ago, I moved to a small city, nestled between mountains and vineyards in northeastern Italy. I will soon be starting my eighth semi-professional ice hockey season with a new team, the Bolzano Eagles. Hockey has taken me to some incredible places: I’ve had the opportunity to play in the SDHL in Stockholm; theContinue reading “Introducing Jacquie “the Wanderer””
Jacquie “the Wanderer” 