Skating on Thin Ice

As the male waiter approached me, I noticed his unusual garb, a Rowan University brown and gold sweatshirt. The lettering on the shirt read Rowan University Ice Hockey. I read it like it was some practical joke. I didn’t know any college in the Northeast south of Boston College sponsored collegiate ice hockey let alone my alma mater.

So my roaring mouth let out the following brashness. “I didn’t know Rowan University had an ice hockey team?”

The waiter turned silent grabbed a menu and started to usher me to my seat. He did not answer me, choosing instead to turn his back on me. I felt like I was skating on thin ice or something. On the way to my seat, I stared straight ahead. That is when I saw the boldfaced font lettering on the back of the sweatshirt:

Yes, we have an ice hockey team.