The Ms Conducts get suited up before the game.
FALMOUTH – Heather Meehan greeted each player as they arrived in the locker room at Falmouth Ice Arena.
“Hiya Ninja. Hey TK. Mum’s here.”
Soon everyone was smiling.
“This is the best part of our whole week. It’s a stress reliever,” Meehan, who lives in West Yarmouth, said.
What relieves the stress is the bumping, shooting, scoring and cheering, skating and sweating that add up to a night on the ice for the dozens of adult women age 18 to 67 who play competitive ice hockey on Cape Cod.
Four teams play in the Cape Cod Women’s Hockey League including the Ms. Conducts team that Meehan plays on.
Stretching out before the game.
Known as “Mayor” (pronounced May-AH, an homage to her accent left over from her upbringing in Lynn), Meehan recently turned 45. “I am halfway to 90 according to my boyfriend,” she said.
But she looks ten years younger. On the ice, she’s a fierce skater, and one of the top scorers on her team.
As the women put down their massive bags of equipment and began suiting up for a game, there was a steady banter interrupted by a question.
“Who has Tums?” Meehan asked.
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