The helmet is in place, and she nods her head up and down testing the fit and accustoming herself with the equipment. A firm and encouraging pat on the head from Rickveil and Sarah Johnson pushes off to join the others. Win or lose, girls just want to have fun Johnson's goals for the club members this season focus on learning the game itself. She wants the women to learn the rules, gain the skills and have fun. That would be a bonus.
Several players have the same outlook.
Next year Coach Johnson wants the club to be more focused. Concordia's men's hockey coach Steve Baumgartner feels that the women's team should do well in the Concordia and F-M communities. We're on our way A week after the Tuesday practice when the ability levels were so distinct, the club members are already beginning to blend. They skate hard through multiple drills, this time with sticks and pucks. They line up at the goal line on one end of the rink and split into teams of three.