Brett
I was halfway through taping my stick Monday morning when Coach walked into the locker room and ruined Ollie’s life.
“We’ve got a transfer goalie coming in next week.”
Ollie stopped tying his skate. “Why?”
Coach stared at him. “Because that’s generally how transfers work. They transfer.”
Marco laughed from across the room.
“I mean why a goalie?” Ollie asked. “We have goalies.”
“And now we’ll have another one.”
“Seems excessive.”
Coach ignored him and looked at me. “Matthews, I want you helping him settle in. He’s coming from North Ridge.”
That got Marco’s attention.
“North Ridge? Their goalie?”
Coach nodded.
“Holy s**t,” Marco said. “That guy’s huge.”
Ollie looked between them. “How huge?”
Coach glanced at me. “Makes Matthews look small.”
I stopped taping.
“Well, tha
