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Show B-5 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 8-11, 2006 Women's hockey to make local debut New Ice Arena hosts Black Diamonds By APIA WALDBURGER Of the Record staff They are doctors, ministers, social workers and stay-at-home mothers and oh, yeah, they could probably knock somebody's teeth out if provoked. They are the Salt Lake Black Diamonds, one of about six allfemale hockey teams in the state of Utah. They are coached by Parkite Bob Devaney and feature three Park City locals. Deb Modrovsky, Lisa Rushkin and Marissa Volvic, as well as a number of players from the Salt Lake valley. These women will be showing Park City just how tough - and talented - they arc when they play the Wasatch Wings on Sunday, April 9 at 6:45 p.m. at the Park City Ice Arena. The match up will mark the first time women's hockey has been played on the new ice sheet, but it certainly won't be the last. Stacey Noonan, general manager for the new facility, is a longtime champion of women's hockey and a very accomplished player in her own right, so Sunday's tournament is only the beginning. According to Devaney, the goals associated with the bringing game up to Park City are plentiful. The Black Diamonds want to promote women's hockey to Park City. They want people to get interested in their team, which plays into May and they want to support Noonan and her endeavor to grow the sport in Summit County. Noonan and Devaney aren't the only ones committed to the growth of women's hockey here. Black Diamonds defensewoman Deb Modrovsky, who is also the assistant coach for the high school boy's squad, is at the forefront of promoting women's hockey in Utah. According to Devaney she was a key person behind organizing Sunday's game, and has been drumming up local interest for the sport since .the opening of the rink. She is one of the original members of the Black Diamonds, and served as the captain for the Utah state learn that competes regionally and nationally. "She grew up playing hockey. It's in her blood,11 Devaney said of the upstate New York transplant. Many of the women come from similar situations. They grew up playing hockey in high school and college and wanted to continue being a part of the sport. Others learned the game as adults and have only been playing for the past few years. Some members of the team are from the hockey-loving East Coast and Canada, one woman is a former member of the Kazakhstanian Olympic team and one player grew up in Utah playing with the boys. Devaney said that the women's game is a little different from the men's version. There is no checking allowed in the women's hockey game, and women tend to play more a more thinking brand of hockey. ''Women play with their heads. They play smart," Devaney said. Modrovsky is quick to add that women are still aggressive, just a little more technique oriented. "It's slower, but more of a finesse game," Modrovsky said. The women practice every week at County Ice Center in Murray and play the other women's teams throughout the winter and spring. Modrovsky says that the teams are not in an excitement of a Super Bowl Sunday game. "We're really peaking at the right time," said Captain Richard Mercer of his team after Sunday's performance. The Rockets' only goal came from Stuart Hennefer late in the first period (with under a minute left) but Mercer's Karl Langlias charged back with a great solo effort 20 second later to tie it up Antiques • INTERIOR • EXTERIOR £f ciliary LANNY 5AQNAQD 435.513.2190 Amigo Property Services -135-658-3130 Licensed &. Insured 577 SOUTH MAIN STREET. PARK CUV FINALLY! A NEW KNEAD IN SALT LAKE CITY the affordable massage studio PHOTO COURTESY OF TANYA SUVA Black Diamond goalie Susan Waytas stands in position during a recent practice. official league but, instead, play in tournaments and have occasional head-to-head battles. "They have a blast," Devaney said. "I've coached professionals and I'm havins; more fun doing this." Devaney, who used to coach professionally in Switzerland, is joined by two other coaches who cal! Park City home, Jim Miles and Rusty Tucker. Some of the players from both the Black Diamonds and the Wings have played together with the Utah team that competed at nationals. Last year. Modrovsky captained a team that went deep in the championship. "A lot of people didn't even know we did that," Devaney said. Both Devaney and Modrovsky say people are still surprised to hear how strong women's hockey is in Utah and the caliber of play on the ice. Modrovsky is hoping to change some of the perceptions - at least in Park City. Already the new rink's Learn-to-Play-Womcn's Hockey sessions have filled up and talk about forming a Park City league has already begun. "I think the potential is big," Modrovsky said. The Black Diamonds plan to make the new rink a regular venue for games, and also the practice headquarters for next year's Nationals-bound team. The Salt Lake Black Diamonds will play the Wasatch Wings on Sunday, April 9 at 6:45 p.m. at the Park City Ice Arena, located ofoffS.R. 248, next to the National Ability Center. Plenty of parking and game seating will be available. For more information on the team, log onto www.saltlakeblackdiamonds.com. Information on the Park City Ice Arena can be found at www.pcice.org. 1-1 heading into the second period. Harley Schreiber scored at the 7:00 minute mark of the second period (with Mercer Auto shorthanded) and with just 35 seconds remaining in the second period, Langlias flipped a puck up in the air to forward Jared Flodin, who caught it above his shoulders, threw it onto the ice, skated in ahead of the Rockets1 defense and slipped it under OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 14TH IN SALT LAKE CITY 2670 South l^Oth East Salt Lake City 801.467.6988 (Near Cactus & Tropicals) $ Knot So Kneady (30 minute session) The Basic Knead (60 minute session) Very Kneady (go minute session) 35 $ 55 $ 75 Gift Certificates available Mercer heads to rec championship game On a roll with four straight playoff wins, a very focused Me 1 ^er Automotive hockey team would wrap up the B Division Hockey Championship with one more victory in the Salt Lake Parks and Rec Sunday Hockey League. 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