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TCU 360: TCU hockey player tries to leave lasting legacy, build sport's popularity
By Tyler Christensen
Icy, cold weather isn’t the norm in the southern region of the United States, along with the sports that come with it. For one TCU student though, one winter sport has molded him into the person he is today: ice hockey.
For senior economics major Michael Papes, playing on TCU's club ice hockey team is just another way to do something he’s loved doing since he was young.
“I love it when people ask me the question: ‘Why do you play hockey?,’” Papes said. “You know, the fact that it’s something that every single kid played or plays is unique.”
A native from The Woodlands, Texas, Papes saw no possibility in playing on the collegiate level after playing year-round select hockey on a triple-A team, a step before the high school level. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/sports/2014/05/32353.tcu-hockey-player-tries-leave-lasting-legacy-build-sports-popularity
By Tyler Christensen
Icy, cold weather isn’t the norm in the southern region of the United States, along with the sports that come with it. For one TCU student though, one winter sport has molded him into the person he is today: ice hockey.
For senior economics major Michael Papes, playing on TCU's club ice hockey team is just another way to do something he’s loved doing since he was young.
“I love it when people ask me the question: ‘Why do you play hockey?,’” Papes said. “You know, the fact that it’s something that every single kid played or plays is unique.”
A native from The Woodlands, Texas, Papes saw no possibility in playing on the collegiate level after playing year-round select hockey on a triple-A team, a step before the high school level. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/sports/2014/05/32353.tcu-hockey-player-tries-leave-lasting-legacy-build-sports-popularity
