Michele Sartell

parent of a hockey player

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Parent of a hockey player, Riley, who is a sophomore at Santa Monica High School

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LA's reputation for ice hockey is lousy. After all, this is not a place where kids learn to skate on frozen ponds, lakes or rivers frozen over by winter.

Can the Kings Make LA an Ice Hockey Town?

LA's reputation for ice hockey is lousy. After all, this is not a place where kids learn to skate on frozen ponds, lakes or rivers frozen over by winter.

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