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Paradise minor hockey team 'passes' on an important message

Warriors atom C team uses online video to promote need for social distancing

SaltWire Network | Posted: March 24, 2020, 7:47 a.m. | Updated: March 24, 2020, 8:03 a.m. | 2 Min Read
Members of the Paradise atom C minor hockey team used rolled paper instead of vulcanized rubber to display their stickhandling skills to send a message about the importance of social distancing.
Members of the Paradise atom C minor hockey team used rolled paper instead of vulcanized rubber to display their stickhandling skills to send a message about the importance of social distancing. - Screengrab/Twitter

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Some young hockey players from Paradise are proving they can “roll” with the punches thrown at them by the coronavirus pandemic.

On a video posted on the team’s Twitter account, members of the Paradise Warriors atom C hockey team displayed their skills, positive attitude and sense of humour all while promoting the need for social distancing.

Clips joined together shown the team’s players and coaches juggling and stickhandling a roll of toilet paper before passing it off to a teammate in the next segment, with the play finishing on a goaltender’s save.



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