Expanding the ice: Moses Lake hockey event helps introduces girls to the game
A young hockey player can do nothing but smile as she’s assisted skating across the rink at the Play Hockey Like a Girl event at Moses Lake Ice Rink on Monday.
A young woman comes sliding around the cone on the rink as she’s pulled by a pair of hockey sticks at the Moses Lake Ice Rink on Monday morning at the Play Hockey Like a Girl event.
Stick held high, a young skater watches the commotion on the ice on Monday morning as women and girls of a wide age range came out to participate in the Play Hockey Like a Girl event, sponsored by the Moses Lake Adult Hockey Association.
The Moses Lake Adult Hockey Association sponsored the second annual Play Hockey Like a Girl event at Moses Lake Ice Rink, which helps introduce girls to the game as well as teaching them skills on the ice.
Skaters along the ice at the Moses Lake Ice Rink work on skating and hockey drills at the Play Hockey Like a Girl event on Monday morning.
USA Hockey coach Rachel Applebaum helps a young woman with her skates at the Moses Lake Ice Rink on Monday. Applebaum helped instruct drills and scrimmages at the Play Hockey Like a Girl event in its second year.
While the Play Hockey Like a Girl event helped introduce girls to the game of hockey, not all participants needed an introduction as girls from both the Moses Lake Adult and Youth Hockey Leagues came out to take part.
A young lady enjoys a break on the ice from the commotion at the Play Hockey Like a Girl event at Moses Lake Ice Rink on Monday.
MOSES LAKE — Women and girls of all ages spent their Monday morning flying around the Moses Lake Ice Rink, with varying levels of success. Veteran players came for a free afternoon of hockey, while others worked to get their skates under them as they try out a new sport for the first time.
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