Put this girl on ice. (Short Stuff).When 17-year-old Christie Urban ill was a baby, her first word was WE "Zezel." That's Peter Zezel Peter Zezel (Petar Žeželj in Serbian) (born April 22, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1999. , former Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). hockey player. Now, Christie is on the Delaware Ducks Midget Team on a boys league with full body contact. Christie says, "I love playing with guys!" Her skills come from her dad, who was killed just before Christie turned 3, but she never lost her passion for her father's fave fave Informal n. One that is preferred above others or likely to win; a favorite. adj. Favorite. [Short for favorite.] sport. When her mom took her to a Stanley Cup Stanley Cup: see hockey, ice. Stanley Cup Trophy awarded annually to the winning team of the National Hockey League championship. Named for its donor, the Canadian governor-general Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston game four years ago, Christie knew she was ready to play: "I saw Wayne Gretzky, and that was it." The guys on her team gave her a hard time until she showed them she could skate. "You have to earn their respect--then they're your best friends," says Christie, who helps coach a power skating clinic for kids. There's only one little girl in the clinic this year but, Christie says, "I make sure the boys treat her just like one of them." |
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