TONIGHT AS LINDSEY AND I HIT
THE ICE FOR HOCKEY.
THE SPORT IS GROWING IN
POPULARITY HERE IN THE ROANOKE
VALLEY ESPECIALLY AMONG GIRLS ..
BUT CAN JOHN AND I HANG WITH THE
BIG DAWGS.
ICE HOCKEY - FAST, PHYSICAL, AND
FIERCE.
ADJECTIVES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN
USED TO DESCRIBE OUR ANCHORS.
THEY KNOW THE REPUTATION OF
THESE MEN WHO SUIT UP AND SKATE.
SO ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ... JOHN
CARLIN STARTS "ACTING"
THE PART.
WATCH THIS. I'M A TOUGH GUY, I'M
A
HOCKEY PLAYER, BITE THAT TAG OFF
ARGGGGGGG.
IN THE TIME IT TAKES THEM TO
JUST GET READY ... YOU COULD
HAVE WALKED HALF WAY TO
PYEONGCHANG.
WARD, YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS. I
LOOK SO STUPID! I FEEL LIKE A
TRANSFORMER.
SHE MAY HAVE SMOOTH MOVES ON THE
GROUND .. BUT ICE IS A DIFFERENT
STORY.
FOUR YEARS AGO ... LINDSEY
ALMOST TOOK OUT OUR
PHOTOGRAPHER WITH ONE SWING OF
THE STICK.
NATS
AND THINGS DIDN'T IMPROVE
FROM THERE.
NATS
JOHN ... MADE A FEW SHOTS ...
AND
THOUGHT HE WAS CAPTAIN OF TEAM
USA AT THE 1980 WINTER OLYMPICS.
SO HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
LET'S GET YOU TO THE RINK TO
FIND
OUT.
THIS IS OUR CITY, THE STAR CITY.
TODAY WE'RE HANGING WITH
THE BIG DOGS ... THE RAILYARD
DAWGS.
WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE HOCKEY
WISE? NONE, ZERO. I
WATCHED IT. MAYBE.
THAT ONE TIME ON THE ICE FOUR
YEARS AGO .. IS ABOUT ALL WE
BRING TO THE TABLE. WE GO OVER
THE BASICS OF MAKING
A SHOT.
THE LOWER YOU GO THE STIFFER THE
STICK. SO YOU WANT THE
STICK TO SPRING. SO IT'S ALMOST
LIKE A SPRING, LIKE A SLINGSHOT.
WE'RE NOT SERIOUSLY GOING TO
BORE YOU WITH ALL OUR
PAINFULLY SLOW DRILLS AND THE
SHOTS WE DIDN'T MAKE.
LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO CHECKING
...
YEP ... THEY TAUGHT US HOW TO
TACKLE.
THE SMARTEST HIT IS JUST TO
KINDA
ANGLE, GET A NICE BUMP ON HIM
AND
TAKE THE PUCK AWAY. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO FOR THE BIG HIT ALL
THE TIME.
I GO FIRST AND GIVE IT A TRY ...
PRETTY SURE HE THREW HIMSELF ON
THE ICE TO MAKE ME FEEL
BETTER.
JOHN .. ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE HE'S
READY TO TAKE SOMEONE OUT. LET
ME GIVE IT A SHOT, SO I GOT TO
LIFT THE STICK UP.
WE BOTH GIVE IT A SHOT AND JUST
WATCHING IT IS PATHETIC.
AFTER ALL THAT CONTACT ... WE
CAN'T EVEN FIND THE PUCK.
THE GUYS ARE QUICK TO SHOW US
WHAT CHECKING IS
SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. NATS
SINCE LINDSEY AND JOHN WILL
NEVER TAKE ANYONE DOWN OTHER
THAN A BABY ON SKATES
... THEY HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER
WAY TO MAKE IT A COMPETITION.
THE GOAL ... FROM CENTER ICE ..
SKATE TO THE BLUE LINE AND
BACK ... FIRST ONE TO PUT THE
PUCK
IN THE NET .. WINS. LINDSEY IS
OFF
TO A STRONG START ... GETTING TO
THE PUCK FIRST.
BUT SHE COULDN'T HIT THE BROAD
SIDE OF A BARN. JOHN SWOOPS IN
FOR THE WIN! I LET WARD GET
TIRED EARLY ON. I
KNEW SHE'D MISS, I CAME BACK AND
CLEAN UP.
YOU WON. I WON? YOU THINK SO,
UHHHH YEAH. I'LL TAKE THE
VICTORY, THEY'VE BEEN HARD TO
FIND THIS WINTER HERE IN THE
ANCHOR OLYMPICS. IT WAS
FUN WE HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS
I LIKE THIS A LOT BETTER THAN
FIGURE SKATING.
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