Miracle
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: Don't own anything off of Miracle. Just made up the character Grace. This is just everything that happens during the movie but just with Grace in it.
"So you and Herb Brooks are going to be coaching the U.S. team for the Olympics, that is so awsume. If it's okay can I come to Colorado with you?" Grace Patrick, 20 yr old daughter of Craig Patrick, had always loved hockey and when she heard that her father would be coaching the team, she knew she had to be atleast some part of it.
"I guess it'd be okay, I'll talk to Herb first but I'm sure it'd be fine." Grace went into the kitchen as her father phoned Herb. She hoped Herb wouldn't mind her coming to Colorado with them. About fiteen minutes later her father joined her in the kitchen.
"So can I come or what?" "Herb said it was fine, he also wanted to know if you would help out, sort of like an assistant coach?" Grace let out a squeal and hugged her father. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Of course, oh this will be so much fun. I wonder if anyone I know will be trying out, well except of course Rob McClanahan." Grace knew Rob because she went to University with him. Grace gave her father a hug and went to pack, excited to be going to Colorado.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
"Ok stay in the rink so I don't have to look for you later and I'm going to go find Herb." Grace walked over to the boards and watched some of the hockey players. She noticed the goalie, Jimmy Craig, was really good and so was another player, some Eruzione guy was not bad. She heard Walter and someone talking. She couldn't believe the other guy with Walter thought that this Eruzione guy was not good enough. She had a feeling that Herb would put this guy on the team. She didn't know how long she had been watching them, when her father came and told them to change. She was surprised when he told them that the roster was already finished. Once they were all changed he read out the people who made it. Hughes, Ross, Auge, Delich, Horsch, Strobel, Christoff, Morrow, Suter, Ramsey, Janaszak, Christian, Pavelich, Verchota, Baker, Harrington, Schneider, O'Callahan, McClanahan, Silk, Johnson, Craig, Cox, Eruzione. Herb had come down the stairs after the last person was called. He told them how there was 26 of them and the final roster was 20 and that he was their coach not their friend. "If you need one of those take it up with Doc, Coach Patrick or Assitant Coach Grace." She was happy when he called her the assistant coach, she watched Herb leave and her father handing out tests for 'homework.' She decided to go over and say congratulations to Rob.
"Hey Rob, congratulations on making it. You're a good hockey player though, so I knew you would." "Hey Gracie, thanks. I'm so excited about making the team but there's still a chance of getting cut. So are you happy you are the assistant coach?"
"Ya I just wanted to come here to watch everyone but then Herb said I could be the assistant coach but I'd rather be playing with you all."
"I remember you came to all our hockey games, how come you never tried out?" "I don't think my dad would let me but oh well I bet you and the guys are going out to celebrate, right."
"Yeah we're going to some bar, you should come along."
"Yeah sure, let's go." Grace and Rob headed over to the bar most of the guys were already there. Grace noticed that the team was split up between Boston and Minnesota. "Hey Rizzo! What's going on?" Grace heard Rob talking to someone and realized it was Mike Eurizone. She heard him say 'Mac' and watched him turn to Jack O'Callahan. "I don't understand why everyone is still hung up on what happened 3 years ago."
"Ah don't worry about it, let's meet some of the other guys." Grace met the other guys but decided to go other to the table where some of the guys were.
"Hi, I'm Grace Patrick the assitant coach." Rizzo, Silk and Cox looked up at her and Rizzo was the first one to speak.
"I'm Mike Eruzione and this is Dave Silk and Ralph Cox, you're Craig Patrick's daughter right?"
"Yeah, so are you all excited that you might be playing in the Olympics?"
"What do you mean might." Rizzo looked like he was mad but then gave her a smile. "Just kidding, yeah I'm excited. How bout you, ya get to watch the whole thing."
"Yeah it's pretty amazing, I only wanted to come down to watch the try-outs but Herb said I could be the assistant coach. I've been around hockey my whole life and I've always wanted to play but assistant coach will do."
"Are you a good hockey player?"
"What? Well I wouldn't say I'm the worst hockey player but I'm not the best. I don't get to play as much as I use too." "Well why don't you show me." Grace looked at Rizzo like he was crazy. "You're the assistant coach so you probably have the keys to the rink or your dad does."
"Yeah I do, k well lets go then." Graced finally remembered there was two other guys there. "See ya later guys."
"Bye boys." Rizzo and Grace walked over to the rink and Grace opened it. They both put on a pair of skates and got sticks and a puck. They both got on the ice and skated around. "Okay let's see.
Grace threw the puck down and skated around with it, she did a few stick handling moves and shot it into the net. "See I'm not the greatest but I play to have fun."
"No you're pretty good, you should ask Herb to let you try out." Grace let out a small laugh.
"Yeah right my dad would have a heart attack. He doesn't want to see me get hurt or anything." They played for atleast two hours, when Grace decided it was time to leave.
"K well we should head out, you have a busy day ahead of you tomorrow." "Yeah but this was fun, we should do it again sometime." Grace could tell he was flirting with her and she let out a laugh.
"Yeah of course." They both put on their shoes and Grace locked up.
A week later Grace woke up early that day so she could go and skate in the rink. The door was still locked so she knew no one was there. She unlocked the door and put on her skates. She turned on the lights and went out to skate. She had done about five laps when she heard the door open. It was too early for the team to come out and practice so she knew that it was someone else. Rizzo came around the corner and gave her a small wave.
"Hey Grace, I thought you'd be here and lucky for me you kept the door unlocked." He gave her a small smile and put on his skates before joining her on the ice.
"O Really?."
"Ok I couldn't sleep last night and this morning I heard someone getting up, so I went to check who it was. I followed you here."
"Oh so now I have a stalker." They both laughed. "So you came to skate or what."
"I wasn't intending on it but since you are I might as well join ya." They skated for about two hours when everyone started coming in for practice, Herb and Craig came in soon after.
"Okay everyone suit up and Grace will lead you in a stretch." Everyone listened to what Herb told them. After Grace lead them in a stretch they started playing. Grace watched as Jack and Rob got into a fight, she looked at Herb and her father to see if they were going to break it up but neither did. Finally Rizzo pulled Jack off of Rob. "That loook like hockey to you? Looks like two monkeys trying to hump a football, what do you say Craig?" Grace looked over at her father.
"Yeah." Her father answered to Herb's question, Grace thought the two boys were being stupid about what happened 3 years ago. "So, why don't we start with some introductions. You know, get to know each other a little bit. Where you from. Who you are." Grace snapped out of her thoughts to listen to what Rob said."
"Rob MaClanahan, St. Paul, Minnesota."
"Who do you play for?"
"For you, here at the U."
"Jack?"
"Jack O'Callahan. Charlestown Mass. Boston University."
"Over here?"
"Ralph Cox, I'm from where ever's not gunna get me hit."
Everyone started laughing even Herb had a little smile on his face, soon after they were all back to practicing. Grace helped Doc with anyone who got injured during practice but other than that she spent most of the time watching the others play. Soon practice was over and everyone was getting ready to leave.
"Dad, I'm going to go home but to my apartment, not your place. So I'll talk to you later." Her father nodded and gave her a hug, she kissed his cheek and left the arena. She had just got out of the arena when she heard someone call her name. She turned around and saw Jack running towards her.
"Grace! Grace! I'm heading over to the bar and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me?"
Grace was about to answer when she heard someone else calling her name.
"Hey Grace!" Grace turned around and saw Rizzo coming towards them.
"Hi Rizzo." She turned back to Jack and noticed he looked a little pissed because Rizzo was there.
"Sorry Jack but not tonight, see you boys tomorrow." Grace gave them a quick wave and walked to her car, she heard footsteps behind her and turned around quickly.
"Rizzo what the hell you scared me." Grace held her hand over her heart and breathed deeply.
"Sorry I was just wondering if you wanted to go out sometime, not tonight but another night." Grace knew that his friend had just asked her out and she had denied but she didn't want to say no to him.
"Yeah sure, how bout tomorrow night?" Rizzo smiled at Grace but before he could answer Jack came rushing towards them.
"What the hell Rizzo, you knew I liked her why the hell you asking her out?"
"I did not know that at all and shouldn't it be her decision who she likes or not." Grace looked between the two guys and couldn't believe they were acting like this.
"Stop okay, I don't want to go out with either of you. Know goodnight." Grace got into her car and drove away. What she had said was a lie, she wanted to go out with Rizzo but she wasn't going to cause another fight between the team. When she got home she looked over at her calendar, in a month they were going to Europe. Not a second that she had laid down on the couch, her phone started ringing.
"Hello."
"Grace, it's me Rizzo. I wanted to talk to you about what happened today."
"Look, I don't want you and Jack to get all mad at each other about it and it'd be best if we didn't go out."
"Yeah maybe you're right."
"Yeah, wait how did you get my number?"
"Oh I asked your dad. I told him I needed to talk to you about helping me practice and he gave it to me."
"So you're phoning to see if I'd change my mind right?"
"I understand that you don't want to break up the team and everything but I came up with a solution."
"Oh yeah, what's that?" Grace had to laugh at him.
"We can go out but no one will know except just me and you."
"Rizzo."
"Grace, please just think about it. I really like you and I want you to give us a try."
"Okay Rizzo, ummm tomorrow night you can come here for dinner alright?"
"K sounds good see you tomorrow at practice."
"Bye Rizzo."
Grace soon went to bed, she was so happy that Mike Eruzione would actually like her.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything off of Miracle. Just made up the character Grace. This is just everything that happens during the movie but just with Grace in it.
"So you and Herb Brooks are going to be coaching the U.S. team for the Olympics, that is so awsume. If it's okay can I come to Colorado with you?" Grace Patrick, 20 yr old daughter of Craig Patrick, had always loved hockey and when she heard that her father would be coaching the team, she knew she had to be atleast some part of it.
"I guess it'd be okay, I'll talk to Herb first but I'm sure it'd be fine." Grace went into the kitchen as her father phoned Herb. She hoped Herb wouldn't mind her coming to Colorado with them. About fiteen minutes later her father joined her in the kitchen.
"So can I come or what?" "Herb said it was fine, he also wanted to know if you would help out, sort of like an assistant coach?" Grace let out a squeal and hugged her father. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Of course, oh this will be so much fun. I wonder if anyone I know will be trying out, well except of course Rob McClanahan." Grace knew Rob because she went to University with him. Grace gave her father a hug and went to pack, excited to be going to Colorado.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
"Ok stay in the rink so I don't have to look for you later and I'm going to go find Herb." Grace walked over to the boards and watched some of the hockey players. She noticed the goalie, Jimmy Craig, was really good and so was another player, some Eruzione guy was not bad. She heard Walter and someone talking. She couldn't believe the other guy with Walter thought that this Eruzione guy was not good enough. She had a feeling that Herb would put this guy on the team. She didn't know how long she had been watching them, when her father came and told them to change. She was surprised when he told them that the roster was already finished. Once they were all changed he read out the people who made it. Hughes, Ross, Auge, Delich, Horsch, Strobel, Christoff, Morrow, Suter, Ramsey, Janaszak, Christian, Pavelich, Verchota, Baker, Harrington, Schneider, O'Callahan, McClanahan, Silk, Johnson, Craig, Cox, Eruzione. Herb had come down the stairs after the last person was called. He told them how there was 26 of them and the final roster was 20 and that he was their coach not their friend. "If you need one of those take it up with Doc, Coach Patrick or Assitant Coach Grace." She was happy when he called her the assistant coach, she watched Herb leave and her father handing out tests for 'homework.' She decided to go over and say congratulations to Rob.
"Hey Rob, congratulations on making it. You're a good hockey player though, so I knew you would." "Hey Gracie, thanks. I'm so excited about making the team but there's still a chance of getting cut. So are you happy you are the assistant coach?"
"Ya I just wanted to come here to watch everyone but then Herb said I could be the assistant coach but I'd rather be playing with you all."
"I remember you came to all our hockey games, how come you never tried out?" "I don't think my dad would let me but oh well I bet you and the guys are going out to celebrate, right."
"Yeah we're going to some bar, you should come along."
"Yeah sure, let's go." Grace and Rob headed over to the bar most of the guys were already there. Grace noticed that the team was split up between Boston and Minnesota. "Hey Rizzo! What's going on?" Grace heard Rob talking to someone and realized it was Mike Eurizone. She heard him say 'Mac' and watched him turn to Jack O'Callahan. "I don't understand why everyone is still hung up on what happened 3 years ago."
"Ah don't worry about it, let's meet some of the other guys." Grace met the other guys but decided to go other to the table where some of the guys were.
"Hi, I'm Grace Patrick the assitant coach." Rizzo, Silk and Cox looked up at her and Rizzo was the first one to speak.
"I'm Mike Eruzione and this is Dave Silk and Ralph Cox, you're Craig Patrick's daughter right?"
"Yeah, so are you all excited that you might be playing in the Olympics?"
"What do you mean might." Rizzo looked like he was mad but then gave her a smile. "Just kidding, yeah I'm excited. How bout you, ya get to watch the whole thing."
"Yeah it's pretty amazing, I only wanted to come down to watch the try-outs but Herb said I could be the assistant coach. I've been around hockey my whole life and I've always wanted to play but assistant coach will do."
"Are you a good hockey player?"
"What? Well I wouldn't say I'm the worst hockey player but I'm not the best. I don't get to play as much as I use too." "Well why don't you show me." Grace looked at Rizzo like he was crazy. "You're the assistant coach so you probably have the keys to the rink or your dad does."
"Yeah I do, k well lets go then." Graced finally remembered there was two other guys there. "See ya later guys."
"Bye boys." Rizzo and Grace walked over to the rink and Grace opened it. They both put on a pair of skates and got sticks and a puck. They both got on the ice and skated around. "Okay let's see.
Grace threw the puck down and skated around with it, she did a few stick handling moves and shot it into the net. "See I'm not the greatest but I play to have fun."
"No you're pretty good, you should ask Herb to let you try out." Grace let out a small laugh.
"Yeah right my dad would have a heart attack. He doesn't want to see me get hurt or anything." They played for atleast two hours, when Grace decided it was time to leave.
"K well we should head out, you have a busy day ahead of you tomorrow." "Yeah but this was fun, we should do it again sometime." Grace could tell he was flirting with her and she let out a laugh.
"Yeah of course." They both put on their shoes and Grace locked up.
A week later Grace woke up early that day so she could go and skate in the rink. The door was still locked so she knew no one was there. She unlocked the door and put on her skates. She turned on the lights and went out to skate. She had done about five laps when she heard the door open. It was too early for the team to come out and practice so she knew that it was someone else. Rizzo came around the corner and gave her a small wave.
"Hey Grace, I thought you'd be here and lucky for me you kept the door unlocked." He gave her a small smile and put on his skates before joining her on the ice.
"O Really?."
"Ok I couldn't sleep last night and this morning I heard someone getting up, so I went to check who it was. I followed you here."
"Oh so now I have a stalker." They both laughed. "So you came to skate or what."
"I wasn't intending on it but since you are I might as well join ya." They skated for about two hours when everyone started coming in for practice, Herb and Craig came in soon after.
"Okay everyone suit up and Grace will lead you in a stretch." Everyone listened to what Herb told them. After Grace lead them in a stretch they started playing. Grace watched as Jack and Rob got into a fight, she looked at Herb and her father to see if they were going to break it up but neither did. Finally Rizzo pulled Jack off of Rob. "That loook like hockey to you? Looks like two monkeys trying to hump a football, what do you say Craig?" Grace looked over at her father.
"Yeah." Her father answered to Herb's question, Grace thought the two boys were being stupid about what happened 3 years ago. "So, why don't we start with some introductions. You know, get to know each other a little bit. Where you from. Who you are." Grace snapped out of her thoughts to listen to what Rob said."
"Rob MaClanahan, St. Paul, Minnesota."
"Who do you play for?"
"For you, here at the U."
"Jack?"
"Jack O'Callahan. Charlestown Mass. Boston University."
"Over here?"
"Ralph Cox, I'm from where ever's not gunna get me hit."
Everyone started laughing even Herb had a little smile on his face, soon after they were all back to practicing. Grace helped Doc with anyone who got injured during practice but other than that she spent most of the time watching the others play. Soon practice was over and everyone was getting ready to leave.
"Dad, I'm going to go home but to my apartment, not your place. So I'll talk to you later." Her father nodded and gave her a hug, she kissed his cheek and left the arena. She had just got out of the arena when she heard someone call her name. She turned around and saw Jack running towards her.
"Grace! Grace! I'm heading over to the bar and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me?"
Grace was about to answer when she heard someone else calling her name.
"Hey Grace!" Grace turned around and saw Rizzo coming towards them.
"Hi Rizzo." She turned back to Jack and noticed he looked a little pissed because Rizzo was there.
"Sorry Jack but not tonight, see you boys tomorrow." Grace gave them a quick wave and walked to her car, she heard footsteps behind her and turned around quickly.
"Rizzo what the hell you scared me." Grace held her hand over her heart and breathed deeply.
"Sorry I was just wondering if you wanted to go out sometime, not tonight but another night." Grace knew that his friend had just asked her out and she had denied but she didn't want to say no to him.
"Yeah sure, how bout tomorrow night?" Rizzo smiled at Grace but before he could answer Jack came rushing towards them.
"What the hell Rizzo, you knew I liked her why the hell you asking her out?"
"I did not know that at all and shouldn't it be her decision who she likes or not." Grace looked between the two guys and couldn't believe they were acting like this.
"Stop okay, I don't want to go out with either of you. Know goodnight." Grace got into her car and drove away. What she had said was a lie, she wanted to go out with Rizzo but she wasn't going to cause another fight between the team. When she got home she looked over at her calendar, in a month they were going to Europe. Not a second that she had laid down on the couch, her phone started ringing.
"Hello."
"Grace, it's me Rizzo. I wanted to talk to you about what happened today."
"Look, I don't want you and Jack to get all mad at each other about it and it'd be best if we didn't go out."
"Yeah maybe you're right."
"Yeah, wait how did you get my number?"
"Oh I asked your dad. I told him I needed to talk to you about helping me practice and he gave it to me."
"So you're phoning to see if I'd change my mind right?"
"I understand that you don't want to break up the team and everything but I came up with a solution."
"Oh yeah, what's that?" Grace had to laugh at him.
"We can go out but no one will know except just me and you."
"Rizzo."
"Grace, please just think about it. I really like you and I want you to give us a try."
"Okay Rizzo, ummm tomorrow night you can come here for dinner alright?"
"K sounds good see you tomorrow at practice."
"Bye Rizzo."
Grace soon went to bed, she was so happy that Mike Eruzione would actually like her.