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The red light flashed. The horn blared. The bench emptied.

"Flames goal, number nine," the announcer's voice crackled. An assist. silver stick alvinston

Goalie slid right. Sam held. Dragged. Roofed it glove side. The red light flashed

Sam's dad was crying in the stands. The silver stick, waiting on a folding table by the timekeeper's box, caught the overhead light and threw it back like a promise kept. "Flames goal, number nine," the announcer's voice crackled

He took the pass on his backhand. Cut left. A defenceman lunged. Sam stepped around him like he was a pylon.

On the bench, a boy named Sam pulled his cage over his eyes. His dad had driven him here before sunrise for practice. His mom had sewn the "A" onto his jersey herself. The rink was cold enough to see your breath, but inside his chest, everything was burning.

Sam hopped the boards. His blades bit into the ice. He didn't hear the coach yelling. He didn't hear his name. He just saw the silver stick painted on centre ice—the logo of a tournament that had started decades ago in a nearby farmhouse kitchen.