Over the past few years, the Provo Penguins, the heart-and-soul of the New England Senior Hockey League, have been forced to battle adversity at every turn. From star players moving out of state in the middle of a season, to the NESHL posting the wrong schedule for the team before a big game, it has been trail-of-tears for this team. But that is changing!
This year, in only the second game of the season, the Penguins posted their first win of the Winter Season. It took nearly six games in the summer for the Penguins to achieve this same feat, which was one of the longest win-droughts in team history.
But with the win in the second game, all that is behind the club now, and the future is paved with goals and assists for this franchise. In the spirit in which this team has battled back time and time again, the Provo Penguins will begin awarding the ‘The Haley Head-Strong Award’ to a key player that exhibits strength, leadership and sheer determination during a game.
This week’s Haley Head-Strong Award goes to Sean Hickey. Sean had been diagnosed with the flu earlier that morning, and looked like a definite scratch for the tilt against the Maple Leafs. But pushing the bedside nurse aside, and tearing the intravenous needle from his arm, Hickey rose to the challenge and arrived at the rink only a minute before puck-drop.
Sweating, spitting and hacking-up bodily fluids onto the ice, Hickey managed to score two goals, and provide an assist to end a dramatic night with 3-points and giving the Penguins their first win of the season.
Unfortunately, the entire team was infected with Hickey’s disease, and no one was able to attend the award ceremony. However, they all wished him well from their sickbeds.
Congratulations Sean Hickey! You are truly Head-Strong!
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