Another week around the rink, and once again the scoreboard didn’t tell the whole story. Junior hockey did what it does best, delivered a mix of effort, confusion, and moments that made you stop and look down the bench just to make sure you actually saw that happen. Here’s this week’s Wraparound -the best stories off the scoresheet.
🏒🚨Someone forgot their game jersey and didn’t realize until warmups were done. Sat on the bench fully dressed, helmet on, staring straight ahead while the trainer sprinted for a backup like it was a fire drill.🏃🏼♂️
🏒A clean line change turned into a disaster when a guy clipped the bench door and went down in slow motion. No whistle. Play kept going. He popped up like nothing happened. Bench reaction said otherwise.😂😂
😳🧊There was also the classic “everyone thought it was icing” moment. Entire team peeled off, linesman waved it off, and suddenly one forward was left defending a 2-on-1 by himself. Now that’s a tough look.😰
🏒One player snapped a lace mid-game and came off panicking. Trainer taped the skate so aggressively it looked medically illegal. He finished the period. No follow-up questions.⚕️😧
🥅And of course, a goalie tried a big stretch in warmups, lost an edge, and slid halfway out of the crease. Stayed down an extra second just in case no one noticed. Everyone noticed.😂😂
That concludes today’s ‘Weekly Wraparound’. We’ll be back next week with more goals, more chaos, and more stories nobody will admit happened.