I love hockey, ice hockey as it called here.
As a youth we played it in the winter outside, such a great time. We also had a nice hometown hockeyteam GIJS we became dutch champions in '86.

Former NHL player Wayne van Dorp was a sensation at GIJS. It was fun every week. Opponents flew over the boards due to his body checks. It was always a laugh when you saw the opponent's head emerge from the other side of the boarding and the player climb onto the ice. And that happened almost every week. Orange cones flew through him onto the ice and he was kicked in the face with a skate by Andringa van Heerenveen. But Van Dorp was also a good ice hockey player. And he proved this especially in the play-offs, where he would eventually become top scorer. After this season, Van Dorp left for the NHL in America and played for multiple Stanley Cup winner Edmonton Oilers, among others. Several videos of his time in the NHL can be found on YouTube. It was wonderful that a player like van Dorp could be admired in Groningen for two seasons.