Through the Navy, she finished her UD degree in physical education in 1979. Currently, she works in human resources as a training center administrator for LaFarge Gypsum in Wilmington. During her 11 years in the Navy, she donned her skates as often as possible. After missing four years of competition, Wasylyk was stationed in Willow Grove, Pa., rejoined the Bobcats and has been playing with the team on a regular basis ever since. I want to play through the 25th season, and then I'll retire my skates to my trophy case.
Ice hockey can be a rough game, but it's a thinking person's sport, involving strategy.
Although body checks are not allowed in women's ice hockey or youth ice hockey, Wasylyk recalled when she was in the national finals, her shoulder was dislocated and she was sent to the hospital. Women's ice hockey has come into its own since Wasylyk first took to the ice and is an internationally recognized sport and part of USA Hockey. There are women's ice hockey scholarships at some colleges, but so far, there is no professional league for women, Wasylyk said. Other women with UD ties are associated with the Bobcats. Mary Kay Nickel, AS '85, joined the Bobcats as a defensive player two years after the team was formed and is now captain of the B team and president of the league.