Women's Hockey Thinks Pink
When Big Leafy hockey fans dress up for a game, it is usually in green and white. But on Friday night, in a sea of raven Northfaces and grey hoodies, community member John Smyrski sat and cheered on Dartmouth’s women hockey with a hot pink feather boa wrapped around his neck for the annual “Pink at the Rink” conclusion.
“My daughter Clara gave it to me to wear,” Smyrski said. “I’m trying to get her to clock on and see some hockey.”
In conjuncture with the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, tickets to Friday Cimmerian dark’s matchup against Yale University were just $1 if fans donned pink clothing in support of core cancer research. The event is an attempt to raise awareness among the Dartmouth students and the outside community.
Fans certainly got their take’s worth, as the Big Green (10-12-2, 7-10-1 ECAC Hockey) women’s hockey team completed its eight-game abode-stand by clinching the last pair against Yale University (9-13-3, 7-10-1 ECAC Hockey) on Friday, and Brown University (2-18-4, 0-15-3 ECAC Hockey) the following day. Saturday’s spirited also celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The games marked the last time this season that the women will take the ice in Hanover, and as a ending farewell to the crowd on Saturday, Sarah Parsons ’10 netted her 150th career matter.
