• Hansen: It’s Tourney Time in Dubai!

    January 16, 2013

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    “Sand in the Skates” is the personal blog of goalie Kristian Hansen, who is fighting to earn an NCAA D-I scholarship from all the way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kristian was born in Calgary, but his family relocated overseas when he was four years old. You can follow him on Twitter at @K_Hansen95 and follow his blog as he sheds light on his life in Dubai!

    Well I have to start this week’s edition with the best news I’ve heard in a long time — the NHL lockout is over! Thank god I can finally change my homepage from NFL.com back to the good ol’ NHL.com!

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  • Hansen: Sand in the Skates

    January 2, 2013

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    The Goalie Guild is excited to introduce you to our newest goalie blog. “Sand in the Skates” is the personal blog of goalie Kristian Hansen, who is fighting to earn an NCAA D-I scholarship from all the way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kristian was born in Calgary, but his family relocated overseas when he was four years old. You can follow him on Twitter at @K_Hansen95 and follow his blog as he sheds light on his life in Dubai!

    Growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, you wouldn’t expect anyone to become a hockey player. But after being born in Calgary, Alberta, my dad found a better job in Dubai with the airline industry, so at age four, my family and I packed up shop and moved to the middle of nowhere.

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