Silence in the Library

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how fitting yet so unfair that Benji Ovich dies in an ice rink. How he left Beartown to find himself, to figure out who he was without hockey as his only identifier. How he comes back and still feels so painfully at home on the ice. How he’s somehow closer but also further away from knowing who and what he wants to be in this world. How the universe decides it for him with a bang. Benji Ovich dies in an ice rink protecting a little girl who will one day wear his name and number on her back, who will go on to live the life so many wanted for him … the life he deserved. Benji Ovich dies in an ice rink that was once his safe haven, in a locker room that used to be his, and surrounded by a team he was supposed to lead. A life of what-ifs that he was finally making peace with. He could be something more than just a hockey player. Alicia was proof of that. Benji Ovich dies in an ice rink … and maybe in death, he can finally be able to just play.