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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.

The zamboni had finished its final loop, leaving a sheet of glass under the harsh barn lights. Outside, the parking lot of the Alvinston Arena was a slushy mess of pickup trucks and minivans. Inside, it was quiet—except for the low hum of the scoreboard and the distant clatter of a concession stand spatula. silver stick alvinston

The crowd—which was really just half the town—rose to its feet. The boards rattled. A cowbell clanged near the blue line. On the bench, a boy named Sam pulled his cage over his eyes