Okay, we've now suffered our 6th straight defeat, the team lost another rising star and, mercifully, Christmas break has arrived to give these girls a chance to regroup. Unfortunately, they will have to do so without one of the best freshmen on the team who decided to pack it in after only 15 games and rumors abound that more kids will not be coming back after Christmas. The team is in the penultimate position in the standings and there's no relief in sight from the athletic administration. With any luck, Santa Claus will deliver to Digit a couple of forwards with goal-scoring ability and Coady finds himself way up North on the island of misfit toys where recruiting is not an issue. Yes, Ive tried to inject some humor into this because it's an otherwise tragic situation for these young women whose hockey careers will end abruptly after a lifetime of commitment to the sport they love so much. If there is a hockey God, I hope she intervenes NOW!