Kukla's Korner Hockey

Kukla's Korner Hockey

Teaching Hockey In China

09/13/2016 at 1:29pm EDT

from Matt Belesky at The Players' Tribune,

Want to hear a joke? A guy from Southern Ontario goes to China to teach ice hockey.

That’s it. That’s the joke. Except that’s exactly what happened to me.

First things first, I knew very little about China before I went.

O.K., nothing. I knew nothing about it.

China? Man, I’m from Barrie, Ont. I mean, my only connection was Chinese food — which is way different in China, by the way. (But more on that later.)

So when Bruins p.r. director Eric Tosi approached my teammate David Pastrnak and me, as well as former Boston goalie Andrew Raycroft, about heading over this summer, it caught me a bit off guard

“You want us to go to China to represent the Bruins?” I said.

“Yes.”

“To teach kids hockey?”

continued

Create an Account

In order to leave a comment, please create an account.

About Kukla's Korner Hockey

Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL.

From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.

Email Paul anytime at [email protected]

Most Recent Posts

Most Recent Comments

Comment by EthrDemon in Abel to Yzerman from the entry Still In It For Bubble Teams In The East - 4 hours ago
Comment by Steeb in Abel to Yzerman from the entry Still In It For Bubble Teams In The East - 5 hours ago