Bob Shaw, a writer for Pioneer Press, recently visited one of our beginner clinics in Woodbury, MN. After conducting interviews with coach Mike Curti and several of the ladies, he wrote a wonderful article, capturing the essence of what Chicks with Sticks is all about.

If any of you ladies out there are having second thoughts about trying hockey, read this great article. You might  just change your mind!

Excerpt from the article:

"You recall the speed, the power and the soul-stirring gracefulness of the Olympic hockey games in Sochi? This isn't it.

"Ooof!" grunts Betty Witte, 43, of Woodbury, who is playing goalie and falls to the ice without anyone touching her. Nearby, a skater stands forlornly over her hockey stick -- she can't bend down in her hockey pads to pick it up..."

READ THE FULL ARTICLE: "Women's beginner hockey: Fitness, friendship and falling".