Join us on Tues. All are welcome to attend Going from the college schedule to a pro schedule has taken a bit of getting used to for Kirk.
It's a huge part of your routine, going to class then practice, every Monday looks the same and every Wednesday looks the same, that sort of thing. Now, it's spending a lot of time at the rink, going through recovery and preparation. We work with our goalie coach, practice, and then spend time with teammates. In the evenings we kind of get to ourselves so it's finding hobbies outside of the rink or hanging out.
We traveled a lot through January, so that took some getting used to for sure. Having games in places like Montreal or Ottawa may lead some to think the players are able to get out and see a lot of different things the cities have to offer, but Kirk says that's not always the case. A lot of it depends on when our game times are at.
When we were in New York, we had an afternoon game so we had the whole evening to kind of venture out. A couple of us went out for dinner in the West Village, which was really cool.
Boston, were just outside the city and we had an evening game so we couldn't really explore. We'll see how things go in places like Montreal and Minnesota throughout the year. Another big thing for Kirk to adjust to is the legendary "Toronto traffic". With Ohio State, it was Kirk's crease to a certain extent but now as a rookie, it's taken some time to get into games which she knew would happen and she was ready for.
