Win for One
Paul One says he's ready for the new road hockey season, now that his injured wrist has passed its first test.
The veteran forward, who smashed his wrist in a dryland training accident shortly after last Spring's Stanley Stick Championship final, admits to some trepidation stepping onto the court for the first time at Sunday's training camp opener.
"I was scared to fall," says One, the league's second-oldest active player. "I wasn't sure what was going to happen on some wrist shots."
Not much, it turned out, as his side lost both scrimmages. But, says One, the score wasn't as important as the soreness of his jumbled joint.
"It was just a total test. It was totally a pre-season game for me to find out where I was at. It's business as usual."
Meanwhile, it won't be business as usual for the final week of training camp, as two other seasoned veterans take a break to prepare for the long, grueling regular campaign, which begins in two weeks. The Living Legend will miss Sunday's scrimmage to travel to a faraway city, and Lobsterboy embarks on his annual month-long scouting hiatus.
Posted by jaysuburb at October 8, 2003 08:29 AM