The Final Slapshot

Harry Deke Edmonds is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky fast and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harryd bounce back. He always did didnt he?Kitty his wife runs a successful art gallery in Washington D.C. Over the last three years the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work.Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered Harry hides his secret. Hoping for a Christmas miracle but confronted with the inevitable he makes a decision that breaks his heart. Is this the end of the road for him with the Huskies and Kitty too?Previously published in the Hockey Holiday Anthology.