[Matt The Hammer]

Last night I had a doubleheader of roller hockey games.

I rolled into the rink with my wheeled bag and through the doors meant for little kids going to a roller skating party. You know, the ones with the large kangaroo painted on them...

But I couldn't do it with my Steve Passmore blocker.

No way, no how. How low has Steve Passmore gone where he's playing hockey at the local roller skating rink? I couldn't do it to him. I left the Eagle blocker in my truck. Too ashamed of the rink.

This is Steve Passmore's blocker.

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While in the rink I thought "What would Steve Do?" while taking warm ups.

I looked around at all the banners for "Rodeo night" and the famous "Wednesday is Family Skate Night" and said to myself, "Steve Passmore would just suck it up and smoke these fools".

So before the game I skated out to my truck (only in roller hockey) and put on Steve's blocker. As I returned to the rink and skated through the kangaroo emblazened doors, I could see the friends and family members of the players all looking at me.

"It's the glove" I thought. These locals never seen an NHL player this close, let alone his glove.

As I skate by the rink manager's desk, I show him Steve Passmore's glove. The manager is speechless... problably starstruck.

I get back to the bench and onto the floor. The eyes of every player is on me.

"It's got to be the glove" I again think.

So the game starts and I basically 'smoked the fools' for Steve. I inform the other team after the game that they had the honor of shooting at Steve Passmore's blocker.

We even pose for pictures after the game.


Again, the best $20 ever spent.