#Hockey boy thoughts

[clouvu]

*wheezes* Okay so Hear Me Out-

[kitnita]

i've called mav some variation of a pathetic sopping wet cat enough times that when i finished this study from before his doomed playoffs debut it felt weird that he didn't have cat ears. he couldn't just stand there sopping wet and pathetic without cat ears. so i gave him cat ears 🥰

[lukesvangelista]

KENT JOHNSON SIGN OF LIFE!

[chicletsbian]

for futures that never came

for pasts we’re never gonna change

[savvylittlecoxswain]

Okay now I need to pick your brain about what hockey position the boys play? Cause I think previously you said Bobby as goalie? Which I love but I've been thinking about the others too😂😂

Okokok so I’m definitely all over the place but I’ll give my vibes. I can totally see ANY of the boys as being either defense or offense, so please feel free to give your opinions.

Under the cut because I type too much :)

Bobby - Goaltender

small, loud-mouth goaltender, essentially the antithesis of your typical large and much more reserved goalie

always playing the puck even though Ulbrickson tells him not to and def leaves the crease a lot, but isn't totally reckless about it, like it's a calculated risk he takes

chirping at players all the time like I’m getting Marc-Andre Fleury vibes with a bit of Tuuka Rask’s attitude on special occasion, he’s always chirping at the players screening him in front of his crease and isn’t afraid to shove them when the linesman isn’t looking (def gets him in trouble with other team sometimes)

very flexible because of his small size and I can totally see him secretly having some figure skating experience (figure skating has many benefits to hockey players)

Don - Forward (Center)

probably plays Center on the top line because stroke is all about leading the crew at a certain pace like centers set up plays, Don would have the most assists but never takes any of the credit

pretty quiet on and off the ice but his locker is next to Bobby’s, mostly because no one else wants to sit next to the obnoxious goalie but also because he likes how there’s no pressure to speak a lot with Bobby

leads by example on the ice like the other boys will fall into formation behind him and follow his lead

might not be the best on the team but has some of the best, natural hockey instincts Ulbrickson has ever seen like he can see plays developing on the ice

Joe - Forward (Winger)

winger on the first line with Don and Shorty, locker is probably situated between Shorty and Stub

gets a bit rattled by chirping so having Don as a center kind of helps to mellow him out on the ice

doesn’t have a lot of the technique but had a lot of heart and passion, leaves everything out on the ice

gets a little ahead of himself sometimes, quick on his feet, always wants to jump ahead of the play which is where his teamwork is a little lacking (but is definitely getting better now that he’s with these boys)

Shorty - Forward (Winger)

Don’s other winger, very headstrong and has a lot of emotions in the game, perhaps one of the leading goal scorers

very sociable, loved to be the center of attention and is probably the player people simp over

sensitive, never quite sure what might set him off, shut him down, or make him lose his focus so he’s either hot or he’s cold and the other boys are there to help pull him out of it

Ulbrickson was probably worried he’d clash too much with Joe on the same line but instead they clicked really well, like they validate each other’s emotions when they’re pissed over a call or soemthing

Stub (Captain) - Defenseman

“tall and lanky, and he could reach all over the place” thus he’s easily a defenseman, but like a defensive defenseman who comes up big when they need him to show up offensively

has the most experience, like gives total veteran vibes so it’s fitting that the captain of the crew is the captain of the hockey team

kind of a calming presence, doesn’t get rattled and isn’t phased by anything even if one of the other boys is throwing a bit of a tantrum

refs love him because he’s always very civil when they’re talking about a penalty or something that just happened (I’ll find a video if anyone doesn’t quite get what I’m talking about, it’s a college hockey thing)

takes the new players under his wing (ha hockey pun), doesn’t want them to be treated like how he, Chuck, and Bobby were treated when they first joined

Johnny - Forward (Center)

book describes him as poster model for the all-American boy and “pretty boys are always forwards” says my bf so it must be true

lived and breathed rowing hockey thanks to his father who wanted more than anything for his son to become an oarsmen forward, every expectation his father sets Johnny meets (but I bet it weighs on him a little)

probably one of the top scorers on the team, gets a lot of power play minutes

ready to pull Chuck out of any trouble he might get into, and that’s straight out of the book so it totally fits if he’s on the same line as Chuck

Gordy - Defenseman

described as “Big, muscular, and very quiet” so defenseman just makes sense

once rowed the entire two miles of a race with his thumb cut to the bone played an entire game with a cut from a skate blade with needed stitches but didn't tell anyone

probably gets a lot of time on the penalty kill with Chuck and would definitely without a doubt lead the team in shots blocked

Chuck - Forward (Winger)

winger and team enforcer, which is hard because fighting isn’t technically allowed in college (if we’re talking college that is)

absolute chatterbox in the locker room and on the ice, probably the person people want mic’d up but might not be pg enough

If there’s a scuffle, it’s almost guaranteed to be Chuck in the middle of it, probably gets a lot of penalties tbh

the teams “spark plug,” the guy getting the boys revved up and firing on all cylinders both on and off the ice

Roger - Forward (Winger)

a fairly defensive forward, gets a lot of penalty kill minutes and I feel like he gets a lot of short-handed goals

maybe he played defense for his last team but Ulbrickson thought he’d be a great match for Chuck (and they were right)

where Shorty and Joe are great minds think alike, Roger and Chuck are like opposites attract, they balance each other out on their line and carry each other’s slack

[neon-medusae]

#48 Morgan Frost Philadelphia Flyers

[kjxlll]

I LOVE the concept and the lines and shape of this tbitb art you posted!! anytime you want to share more about this I am so ready.

AH thank you so much!!! OK here are some random ideas for a ballet company modern au (extremely self indulgent. sorry)

(they are genderbent but i have No idea what to change some of their names to so i am keeping them as is here lol)

bobby did ballet when she was younger but was focused more on cheer and other sports in high school. there's not really a cox equivalent so she's just extra chatty lol

don is always at the front of the barre since she has the strongest timing (duhhhhh) and picks up choreo the fastest

joe did gymnastics in high school and took ballet classes as prescribed by coaches

shorty has the strongest acting. i don't really have a reason for this i think it's just vibes

jim started later than most of the other dancers but works extremely hard, you'd never guess that she hasn't been doing it her whole life

johnny grew up in ballet, probably did grand prix n stuff

gordy has the strongest pointe work (crazy pain tolerance etc)

chuck is an ex-competition kid. i am so serious about this one. like ballet was never her focus UNTIL she finished high school and was kinda like "what is the biggest challenge i can take on from here"

roger is like,, so good at contemporary. she keeps it on the low though

i think it would be sweet for joyce to also be in the company, like maybe he went to the studio joe trained at and talked joe into auditioning :] anyway this is so unorganized and i have no plans to actually write it but they are in my brain. thank you for inquiring (also thank you so much for mentioning the composition!!! that means so much <3)

[whenmegfallsinlove]

swifties 🤝 hockey

[cashewbenoit]

sometimes you find a hockey that you think is pretty and you think you might be cooked and then he shows up on your fucking tinder the very same fucking day

[crossbackpoke-check]

Dysprosium, Mary Soon Lee

dysprosium, AN 66, is a silvery-white rare earth metal. its name is derived from the greek dysprositos, meaning “hard to get at”, owing to the difficulty in separating and isolating this rare earth element. dysprosium is used to measure neutron flux, to fuel reactors, and to activate phosphors. terfenol-d is a magnetorestrictive alloy, meaning that it changes shape when a magnetic field is applied, and is used to manufacture underwater acoustic systems.

jason “robo” robertson, dallas stars #21 for @simmyfrobby’s nhl periodic table poems <3

[estapa94]

omg luke 😭😭

[stereax]

every day the urge to start a silly hockey podcast grows stronger and stronger

[teddydrawshockey]

Can’t believe Sid wouldn’t let Geno make him breakfast, smh

Absolute menace

[aritany]

isnt connor murphy the name of the guy from dear evan hansen??

yes and also the protagonist from my novel

[tinchroniclesdraws]

"Prophet girl, chosen by the sun, do you hear the gods whispering those silent stardust words?

Cursed daughter, uttering insanities no one believes, do you regret taking the vow?"

Happy Birthday CMD!!! 27 and yet still cursed by the narrative :]

[dvar-trek]

jeff marek giving me a fucking heart attack on the podcast. what do you mean 'leaking'.

(he's talking about watching a colleague do a high-intensity workout. for the record.)