Reincarnated and there’s no puck anywhere in sight? Oh lord, that’s going to be a big problem. However, its more than likely that the even larger problem is that I have been reincarnated in a world that doesn’t have gravity. It’s pretty challenging for a puck to stay on an ice surface when there is no gravitational pull holding it down. Instead, we have to swap from an ice surface to a completely encircled bubble with two goals on each end. And instead of hockey sticks, we have swapped over to a lacrosse like stick that each player can use to throw and catch. However, differently from lacrosse, in space hockey you are required for the puck to bounce off the floor, the ceiling or the wall before another member of your team can touch it. This ensures the game remains true to its “ice” roots. Despite all of the flexibility to create a game that somewhat resembles hockey, its still not really the same sport but I’m having a lot of fun playing. Probably more so because I was reincarnated as a 6’5” alien with an impressive aptitude for sport…but that’s a story for another time.