Word: icing
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...going to make history by being the first female skater to play a position other than goalie by playing defense for the Tulsa Oilers. She was going to get to skate with her brother, and the two were to be the first such sibling pair to take the ice in a North American professional game...
...then, after one regular shift with the Oilers, it was going to be over—CHL rules restrict the amount of time on the ice that the 19th member of a roster can play...
...that first shift though, the Tulsa team and its coach, Butch Kaebel, discussed the situation with Commissioner M. Thomas Berry, Jr. With the agreement of Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees—Tulsa’s opponent for the night—Ruggiero was allowed to return to the ice in the third period...
...ice with the men, Ruggiero did more than take care of herself. Besides getting the assist on Jason Bermingham’s goal to help the Oilers win 7-2, she took checks and slammed opposing players into the board...
This adjustment to the physicality and pace of play in the men’s game was made easier for Ruggiero by the presence of her younger brother, Bill, on the ice. The latter Ruggiero has been Tulsa’s starting goalie for the majority of the season and has a 23-12-2 record...