Trying to pay homage to a legends career in an ever changing landscape of professional women's hockey
We live in a day and age where athletes can be far removed from the communities they play in. I don’t blame the athletes for this. A lot of it is due to the lack of agency in where they play that sends them to unknown places, the erosion of privacy that comes with increased fame, and the amount of time they have to dedicate to the team itself. Athletes don’t have to be your kid's role model or your neighbor; it’s not inherent to the job title. But Dempsey was, and she wanted to be. Her career felt like a call back to a possibly nonexistent and romanticized time when athletes represented your town, your city, your community.
Wrote about one of my favorite athletes of all time
