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  Hot Off the Ice

  Books 1-3

  A. E. Wasp

  Copyright © 2019 by A. E. Wasp

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  Contents

  Cast of Characters

  THUNDER ROSTER

  HOCKEY TERMS

  CITY BOY

  Acknowledgments

  1. Bryce

  2. Dakota

  3. Bryce

  4. Dakota

  5. Bryce

  6. Dakota

  7. Bryce

  8. Dakota

  9. Bryce

  10. Dakota

  11. Bryce

  12. Dakota

  13. Bryce

  14. Dakota

  15. Bryce

  16. Dakota

  17. Bryce

  18. Dakota

  19. Bryce

  20. Dakota

  21. Dakota

  22. Bryce

  23. Dakota

  24. Bryce

  25. Dakota

  26. Dakota

  27. Bryce

  28. Dakota

  29. Bryce

  30. Dakota

  31. Bryce

  32. Bryce

  33. Bryce

  34. Bryce

  35. Dakota

  36. Dakota

  37. Bryce

  38. Bryce

  39. Dakota

  40. Bryce

  41. Dakota

  42. Bryce

  COUNTRY BOY

  Acknowledgments

  Author’s Notes

  1. Robbie

  2. Paul

  3. Robbie

  4. Paul

  5. Paul

  6. Paul

  7. Robbie

  8. Paul

  9. Robbie

  10. Paul

  11. Robbie

  12. Paul

  13. Paul

  14. Robbie

  15. Paul

  16. Robbie

  17. Robbie

  18. Paul

  19. Paul

  20. Paul

  21. Robbie

  22. Robbie

  23. Robbie

  24. Paul

  25. Paul

  26. Paul

  27. Paul

  28. Paul

  29. Robbie

  30. Paul

  31. Paul

  32. Robbie

  33. Robbie

  34. Paul

  35. Paul

  36. Paul

  37. Robbie

  38. Paul

  SKATER BOY

  Acknowledgments

  1. Alex

  2. Sergei

  3. Sergei

  4. Sergei

  5. Alex

  6. Alex

  7. Sergei

  8. Sergei

  9. Alex

  10. Alex

  11. Alex

  12. Sergei

  13. Sergei

  14. Alex

  15. Alex

  16. Alex

  17. Sergei

  18. Sergei

  19. Alex

  20. Sergei

  21. Alex

  22. Alex

  23. Sergei

  24. Sergei

  25. Alex

  26. Alex

  27. Sergei

  28. Alex

  29. Alex

  30. Sergei

  31. Alex

  32. Alex

  33. Sergei

  34. Alex

  35. Alex

  Epilogue

  Also By A.E. Wasp

  About the Author

  Cast of Characters

  CITY BOY

  BRYCE Lowery (34) - #10 Thunder player. Center. From Chicago, Illinois.

  DAKOTA Wellington- (24) Farmer. From Masonville, Colorado

  Lowery Famly

  CONNIE Lowery (60)- Bryce’s mother. Raised 5 kids by herself.

  AMY (Lowery) Vernon (28) – sister to Bryce. Elementary school art teacher. Married to ANDY Vernon. Mother to OPHELIA (12), soccer player, JOSHUA (10), ATTICUS (6) and MAGGIE the dog.

  JULIE Lowery (27) - Financial manager for the family. Married to Danny. Two kids.

  KEITH Lowery (24) - brother to Bryce. Kelly’s twin. Body builder.

  KELLY Lowery (24) - sister to Bryce. Keith’s twin. In med school. Perpetually exhausted.

  Wellington Family

  LORI Wellington - (22) Dakota Wellingtons’ foster sister. Tiny, 5’ 0” long dark hair. Very feisty. Will fight anyone.

  DUSTIN - Lori’s friend with benefits

  RAINBOW - Dakota’s mother’s friend. A tall, dark-skinned woman in her late forties with a disco-worthy afro.

  KYLE - Dakota’s awful ex. Lori will shoot him on site

  TOMMY - Orchard owner. Deceased

  Other Characters

  JAKE Donovan- Thunder team captain and first-line center (#17), Best friends with Bryce Lowry.

  NIKKI Jennings - Bryce’s ex-wife.

  COUNTRY BOY

  PAUL Stonewall Dyson Jr. (22) - #13 - Thunder defense player. From Huntsville, Alabama. Went to U of A, Huntsville like his father.

  ROBERT (Robbie) Rhodes (21) - #22 Thunder defense player. From Columbus, OH. Went to Bemidji State University in Minnesota. Didn’t graduate. Drafted directly to Thunder. Won Hobey Award.

  Dyson Family

  PAUL (Stony) Stonewall Dyson, Sr. (45) - Paul’s father. Played football for University of Alabama.

  CECILIA JEAN (Sissy) Dyson - (18) - sister to Paul.

  EUBEE Franklin - died at 19. Paul’s best friend through high school.

  POPS Franklin - Eubee’s grandfather, Paul’s surrogate grandfather. Deceased.

  Rhodes Family

  JENNY Massie - (53) Robbie’s Mother. College Professor. Tenured. Currently teaching Gender & Women’s Studies.

  GRANT Rhodes - (57) Robbie’s Father. Writer.

  GEORGIA Blue - (47) Robbie’s surrogate Aunt. Transgender. Boarder at Wellington’s boarding house/writers commune. Former NHL player for Philadelphia Eagles. Played football with Paul’s father at U of A Huntsville.

  Other Characters

  JAKE Donovan (32) - #17, Forward and current captain of the Thunder.

  SKATER BOY

  ALEX PIERRE Stanton- (27) Former competitive figure skater. Figure skating coach from from Chicoutimi, Canada.

  SERGEI Ivanovich Pergov (31) - #34, Thunder starting goalie. From Russia. Billeted with the Stanton’s during his Major Junior years.

  Stanton Family

  CHLOÉ Stanton - Sister to Alex

  LAURENT Stanton - Brother to Alex

  DAPHNÉE Stanton - Mother of Alex

  TORVILL (F) - Alex’s white Sphynx cat.

  DEAN (M) - Alex’s black Sphynx cat.

  Other Characters

  CHARLES - Alex’s dickhead ex-boyfriend

  ALLIE - Alex’s friend. Charles’ ex-wife. Mom to Daisy (5) and Zane (7).

  SAPS - Spouses and Partners

  (formerly WAGS - wives and girlfriends)

  SUZANNE Lipe - Daniel Lipe’s wife. Has four kids age 10 and under.

  ANNETTE Pulaski - Gabriel Jansson’s girlfriend. One infant.

  THUNDER ROSTER

  SEATTLE THUNDER – NHL TEAM

  GM - Hal Simard

  Head Coach: Andy Williams

  Assistant Coach - defense: Liam O’Reilly

  Development league affiliations:

  BAKERSFIELD LIGHTNING

  AHL affiliate for the
Thunder.

  Patrick O’Reilly, James McVicker and Paul Dyson started with the Lightning.

  TORNADOS

  ECHL affiliate for the Thunder.

  Currently in Hidden Creek, Texas but will be moving to Bellingham, WA for the next season.

  Last name, first name, (age), nickname, number, position, nationality

  Abeltshauser, Konrad (22), #89, Defense, GERMANY

  Anderson, William, (26), Ders, #12, Forward,USA

  Chebykin, Ari (22), Chebs, #24, Forward, RUSSIA

  DiDiomete, Devin (19) Triple D or D, #10, Forward, USA

  Donovan, Jake (32), Donny, #17, Center – Team Captain, USA

  Dyson, Paul Stonewall (22), Bama, #13, Defense, USA

  Huberdeau, Alex (19), Hubs, #11, Forward, CANADA

  Jansson, Gabriel (28),Gabe, #61, Forward, SWEDEN

  Kaarela, Hannu (27), Hands, #71, Forward, FINLAND

  Kaluk, Nick (21), Kalley, #44, Forward, USA

  Lipe, Daniel (31), Lips, #26, Forward, assistant captain, CANADA

  Luciano, Joey (25), Lucy, Looch, #46, Center, USA

  Marchment, Jake 20), Marsha, #90, Defense, CANADA

  McVicker, James (21), Vicky, #30, Goalie, CANADA

  Pergov, Sergei Ivanovich (34), Pergs, #34 Goalie, RUSSIA

  Pettersson, Linus (23), Peets, #20, Forward, SWEDEN

  Rasmussen, Jorgen (29), Razzy, #51, DefenseNORWAY

  Rhodes, Robbie (21), Roadie, #22, Defense, USA

  Roberson, Sven (25), Svenny, #39, Defense, SWEDEN

  Smith, Bruce (23), Smitty, #15, Defense, CANADA

  VanDoren, Bradley (27) Van, #64, Center, USA

  Wheeler, Anderson (30), Wheels, #3, Defense, USA

  Wingerli, Fredrik (29), Wings, #82, Forward, SWEDEN

  HOCKEY TERMS

  The A- Slang for the AHL (American Hockey League).

  Bag Skate - When a coach punishes a team by making them skate hard, often until they throw up in a bag. Sometimes it is simply used to better condition a team.

  Bar Down- Used to describe a shot that goes off the crossbar and in the net.

  Beauty- Complimentary term used to describe an ideal hockey player, from a cultural

  Can-Opener- When a player puts his stick between another player’s legs and twists.

  Cheese- Referring to the upper part of the net. E.g: Man, did he ever go cheese on that goal, eh? Also may be referred to as Cheddar or Bunk.

  Cherry Picker- Player who hangs out around the red line looking for breakaway passes. They always neglect their defensive zone chores. Also known as a Floater.

  Chirp/Beak- The steady flow of insults thrown at opponents throughout a hockey game. Players will chirp or beak opponents throughout a game in an attempt to throw off their concentration.

  Clapper- Slap shot.

  The Coast- Slang for the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League).

  Coast to Coast- When a player carries a puck from his own end to the opposing team’s end without passing. Also referred to as Post to Post.

  Cross-checking - Hitting an opponent with the stick when it is held with two hands and no part of the stick is on the ice.

  D-man - Defenceman

  Dangle- A term currently used to refer to a slick stick-handling maneuver. A Dangler is a player who has great stick-handling abilities. In the old days the term was used to describe some who could skate fast. E.g: He can really dangle.

  Deke - feint or fake technique whereby a player draws an opposing player out of position or is used to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck. The term is a Canadianism formed by abbreviating the word decoy.

  Deuce- Two minute penalty.

  The Dub- Slang for the WHL (Western Hockey League).

  Dump and Chase- A tactic where players dump the puck into the opposition zone and then attack on a forecheck.

  Five–Hole – The space between a goalie’s legs. One of the five opportunities to score a goal.

  The Gate- When a player is ejected from a game he is given The Gate.

  Gongshow- A term used to describe a situation that is out of control, funny or ridiculous.

  Gordie Howe Hat Trick- When a player registers a goal, an assist and a fight in one game.

  Grenade- An awful pass (usually a bobbling puck). Players will say, “pull the pin on that grenade” when someone makes a bad pass.

  Grinder- A player who typically plays on the dump and chase line whose role on a team is to finish his checks and wear down opponents.

  Hang Em’ Up- Retiring from hockey. Referring to hanging up the skates

  Icing- when a player shoots the puck across both the center red line and the opposing team's goal line, and the puck remains untouched. However, it is not icing if the puck is shot from behind the halfway line into the goal; if the puck crosses the goal line completely, the goal is counted. Icing is also legal when a team is short-handed.

  The IR- Short form for the Injured Reserve.

  Kangaroo Court- A forum where all player fines are brought forward and tried. Usually a light-hearted affair held once a week to promote camaraderie.

  Kill- Slang for penalty kill. Can also be used as slang for a sexual conquest.

  Lace Em’ Up- Getting ready before a game.

  Liney- Linesman, can also be used as another word for one of your line-mates.

  Mitts- A term referring to a hockey player’s stick-handling ability. E.g: “Johnny’s got some nice mitts on him, eh?”

  Muffin- A weak shot on net.

  The O- Slang for the OHL (Ontario Hockey League).

  One-T- Short for One-Timer which is when a player shoots a puck that is passed to him without stopping it first. Shooting a puck as it comes in motion.

  Penalty Kill – when a team is at a man or two disadvantage due to team penalties. The object is to ‘kill’ the penalty, run down the clock, without letting the other team (who is on a Power Play) score.

  Pizza- A pass up the middle. A high risk play that often gets intercepted.

  Power Play – When a team has more players on the ice than the other team due to the other team’s penalities. Usually a 5 on 4 play but can also be 4-3, or 5-3

  Plug- This is a term players use to make fun of or degrade another player. Calling someone a Plug basically is like saying that they are a terrible player and are just on a team to fill a slot.

  Puck Bunnies - Girls who chase and hang around hockey players.

  The Q- Slang for the QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League).

  Sauce- Slang for a saucer pass where the puck is feathered to clear an opponent’s stick.

  Shnarples- A card game that hockey players play when on long road trips.

  Shnook/Shmelt- A first year player or rookie.

  Shoe Check- A prank performed during team meals at restaurants where the prankster will crawl on his or her hands and knees under the table and pour ranch dressing or ketchup on an unsuspecting victim’s shoes. Once back in their seat, the prankster will begin tapping their glass. Everyone else follows suit in tapping their glass while checking their shoes for sauce. The victim has to stand up and get napkins and buns tossed at them.

  The Show- Slang for the NHL

  Shutdown-Pre-game nap

  Sieve- Terrible goalie.

  Slashing - a penalty called when an offending player swings their hockey stick at an opposing player, regardless of contact, or breaks an opposing player's stick with their own. Such a penalty may range from a minor penalty to a match penalty, depending on the seriousness of the injury to the opposing player.

  Slewfoot- When a player kicks the legs out from behind an opponent. A very dirty play in hockey.

  Snipe- A slang word used to describe a goal, particularly a nice goal. A Sniper is a player who scores frequently.

  Snipped- When a player is released or cut from a team.

  Stripes- Referee.

  Suey- Short form for Suicide Pass which is a pass made by a player to another player who is in a vulnerab
le position to be hit or blindsided by an opponent.

  Tendie - slang for goaltender, also Netminder

  Toe-Drag- A stick-handling move where you use the toe of the blade of the stick to pull the puck back, away from an opposing player. Almost as if you are dangling a carrot in front of a rabbit and then yanking it away when it tries to bite it.