Ice Ice Baby!

Beneath this sweet personality is a fighting spirit. Just add ice.
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Beneath this sweet personality is a fighting spirit. Just add ice.

“I always watched hockey on TV and I would watch my brother’s games and tournaments,” said Tiffani Thompson. Watching her brother Jake motivated her. “Eventually, I told my dad that I wanted to play, too.” Thompson was only eight years old when she played on her first ice hockey team.

While she enjoys playing the sport, it is not the only one that she has found joy in. “I am part of the recreational volleyball club for Armijo, but I was in track my sophomore year,” she said.

Getting others to try out sports is something that Thompson has no trouble with. “Go for it. Don’t be afraid to fall down or mess up,” she said. Falling down is all part of playing hockey. “Hockey is all about having fun.”

Thompson finds time to do other things, too, things that are a lot different than the time she spends on the ice. “I’m an artist,” she said. “I love to read and I like video games.” These are the things that this ice princess likes to do when she decides to chill.