We are 6 to 11-year-olds who play hockey. We like to play hockey because it is fun and you don't get hurt. We want to play hockey at college when we grow up.
Salt Lake is a big city. Why don't we have any ice rinks? In the winter, we get up at 3 in the morning to go to a hockey game. The big kids stay up so late to practice that they can't do their work and fall asleep in high school. Last year we played teams from Denver who get to practice hockey and play games five hours a week. Sometimes we get 45 minutes a week. Some of our school friends want to play hockey but have to wait till another year because there is not enough ice time. The figure skaters and speed skaters don't get enough time either.We think there should be a recreation center like Cottonwood or Bountiful in Salt Lake. It should be easy to drive there on the freeway. We should make it an Olympic ice rink. We also need a swimming pool.
Nicolas Eagan
and 30 others