#source: the athletic

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[rangersgirl73]

god i love being a new yorker

[taffywabbit]

hey hypothetically speaking do you think if we all signed a big enough petition we could persuade staff to remove nazztyjocks' blaze privileges? because apparently blocking someone only hides their own posts and doesn't prevent them from continuing to flood everyone's timelines with hockey player yaoi posts that they blaze from other blogs

[bookshelfpassageway]

with all due affection i am taking the word "twink" away from the Captain Laserhawk fandom until it can be used responsibly

[thequeensthroat]

it’s so funny/awesome how irresistibly I now as an adult gravitate towards aesthetics and self-presentations that appalled me as a teenager

[tkachuktkaching]

Inside the sibling matchup between Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and their all-star sister, Taryn

According to Chantal, Matthew and Brady were “always, always, always” competing hard in things roller hockey, basketball and even a made-up game called “trampoline football” that just consisted of the siblings throwing a football and body checking each other on the trampoline in their backyard.

“It was almost a joke in our family,” she said. “You know, they’d go out and play roller hockey and we’d be like, ‘OK how many minutes until they come in and somebody is complaining or fighting?’ And sure enough, somebody would come in complaining, and then they’d be back out five minutes later playing again. They just always were each other’s playmates and just competed all the time.”

When asked if there was one particular fight, or moment that stood out, Chantal joked that there were too many to just pick one.

“Oh god, it happened kind of regularly,” she said laughing. “I mean, I’ve replaced windows from hockey pucks. I’ve had to patch walls from mini-stick games that got a little physical with body checking each other into the walls. So there’s not really one that stands out because it was sort of the way they were all along. They just played hard and had fun.

“They always played mini-sticks in the wives lounge too,” she added. “I think the other wives with no kids thought I was crazy because (the boys) would usually end up rolling around the floor tackling one another.”

Brady remembers the brotherly fights fondly.

“Oh yeah, there were a bunch of fights she had to break up or we’d come in the house flying around on our rollerblades trying to get at one another or me trying to get away,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a lot of good memories, and I think it made us both who we are today.”

“It’s hard not to be everywhere you want to be at the time, but the boys understand that their sister’s stuff is important too, and this is a big tournament for her this weekend,” Chantal said on the phone from Tampa. “They keep checking in. We have a family group text chat and they always want the updates on how she is doing.”

“I am Taryn’s biggest fan,” Brady said. “She recently committed (NCAA Division I) to play for (University of Virginia) and we are all super happy for her.”

Brady and Taryn are especially close because when Matthew left the house to join the U.S. National Development Program, they only had each other.

“They’ve got a cute, sweet bond,” Chantal said. “But both the boys are really supportive, and she knows it and I think that makes her feel pretty special.”

Brady and Matthew have become well known for being exactly like their dad on the ice. And well, Taryn isn’t too different. In some of her highlight videos, you can see her skill, physicality and knack for “accidentally” running into opposing goalies.

“She’s a Tkachuk,” Brady said with a big grin.

It’s not hard to see where she gets it from either. When Brady and Matthew were competing in the driveway or body checking each other on the trampoline, Taryn was often right in the thick of it with them. If she wanted to play, she had to compete hard. And that’s followed her onto the field, just like it followed her brothers on the ice.

[threewaywithdelusion]

Currently spelling the name “Jamie” wrong 95% of the time because I’m trying to talk about both Jaime Lannister and Jamie Tartt and they don’t spell their names the same way.

[jrueships]

here's what i could find on the situation ..

[geraldofallon]

Fashions of the Neath, taken from 1890’s fashion plates.

Discreet but firm. Just like you.

[bronzebluemind]

the German team for the World Cup opener:

Geiger, Wellinger, Raimund, Hamann, Leyhe, Paschke

not nominated are:

Eisenbichler, Schmid, Hoffmann

[thornsofrosesdumps]

Team STRQ as sports med quotes.

Tai: now all we have to do is find the proximal anchor.

Qrow: I’m not a goddamn Ship, What Anchor?

Tai: How are you not falling this class

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Raven: I just remembered how your arm bones work, I am not having a fun time anymore.

Qrow: I don’t think you’ve ever had a fun time.

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Tai: How much trouble do you think I’ll get in if I Maim one of the coaches

Summer: No, bad, no. Don’t.

Qrow: which one?

Tai: Uh, Coach James

Summer: I retract my statement do it. Now.

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Tai; I think god hates us.

Summer: I think we hate ourselves more.

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Raven: The worst mistake I made was spending my money on this class.

Summer: You have to spend money on this class?

Raven: Yeah

Summer: I thought education was free in this country.

Raven: Then think again!

[samarecharm]

Futaba called Ryuji a jock heehee

[zuccarella]

look at this picture of baby brodin <3

[gamma-rae]

Vahl managed to draw a lot of attention and gain a lot of fans with the power of goth milf abs... Can Maz do the same with casual butch rizz? Only time can tell... (Probably not cause she's a weird tall frog lady)

[draconscious]

bit late to the party on this one, but...

Clair is strong like a professional athlete at the top of their game (sharp, disciplined, jacked.)

Eris/Jupiter is strong like a madcap genius frantically trying to discover/hoard everything before time runs out (manipulative, insatiable, diabolical.)

Neither of these active muses are the most skilled trainers (even though Clair's dragons can duel with the best) but they are terrifyingly strong in other ways. A shared trait between them (and all of my muses, tbh) is that they may lose, but they always dust themselves off and rise again. They never relax or take a single grain of time for granted, gazes always fixed firmly upon their goals.

They will never, ever give up.

[tkachuktkaching]

More Quotes on Matthew Tkachuk from his coach & Team mates

“Who else, right? Who else? Who else?” 

"It’s unexplainable what Matthew’s brought to this team throughout the season. His intensity, from the words he says, to his actions on the ice, it’s amazing. - Aaron Ekblad,

“I can’t figure that guy out. ”

“He’s on the stage now with the overtime winners, all of that,”

“He used to do that to us in Winnipeg. Pain in the ass. … That bastard would score the same way … two minutes left on the clock after agitating the entire bench. He’s is a gifted, gifted man.” - Paul Maurice

“It’s so funny. He’s not what I thought he was. Coming here and meeting him, he’s exceeded that by so much more. It’s been a treat.”

“Everyone’s played him. He’s a prick. He’s chewing on that mouthguard, he’s yapping away. But there’s an old-school soul in there that comes from his dad and family. Just being around the game, he’s all the things you want.” - Eric Staal

“I couldn’t catch him,”  “Unreal addition,” +

“Everyone sees what he’s doing on the ice, but off ice, it’s been eye-opening how great a person he is and how he breathes hockey and everything around it every day.” - Aleksander Barkov

Quotes via The Athletic