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March 11 starts around one side of the Tiger's net,
“3月11”开始逼近猛虎球网的一侧，
leaving the puck for a teammate January 4,
把球传给队友“1月4”，
who passes it to January 22,
后者把球传给“1月22”，
who flips it back to March 12,
“1月22”回传给“3月12”，
who shoots point-blank at the Tiger's goalie, April 27.
“3月12”冷静地把球射向猛虎守门员“4 月27”。
April 27 blocks the shot,
“4月27”封堵了这次打门，
but it's rebounded by Vancouver's March 6.
但球回弹到了温哥华队“3月6”附近。
He shoots.
“3月6”打门！
Medicine Hat defensemen February 9 and February 14 dive to block the puck
虽然梅迪辛哈特的后卫“2月9”和“2月14”俯身救球，
while January 10 looks on helplessly.
但已经回天乏力，“1月10”懊丧无比。
March 6 scores!
“3月6”破门得分了！
Let's go to the second period now.
现在，让我们欣赏下一个入球。
Medicine Hat's turn.
梅迪辛哈特开始反击。
The Tiger scoring leader, January 21,
猛虎队的主要得分手“1月21”
charges down the right side to the ice.
带球从右路下底，
He stops and circles,
他停下来转身调整，
eluding the Vancouver defenseman, February 15.
躲避温哥华防守队员“2月15”的回防。
January 21 then deftly passes the puck to his teammate, December 20.
“1月21”凭借娴熟的技术，把球传给队友“12月20”，
Wow! What's he doing out there?!
球轻松过掉对方防守球员“5月17”，
-who shrugs off the onrushing defender May 17
“12月20”向对方的“5月17”耸耸肩
and slides across-crease pass back to January 21.
传给了 “1月21”。
He shoots! Vancouver defenseman March 12 dives, trying to block the shot.
“1月21”得球后顺势打门！温哥华的后卫“3月12”俯身救球，但已经无能为力，
Vancouver's goalie, March 19, lunges helplessly.
丢球后的温哥华守门员“3月19”面无表情。
January 21 scores.
“1月21”破门得分！
He raises his hand in triumph.
他高举双手庆贺，
His teammate, May 2, jumps on his back with joy.
他的队友“5月2”高兴得跳到了他的背上。
The explanation for this is quite simple.
事实上，其中道理其实很简单。
It is nothing to do with astrology,
这种现象与占星术无关，
or anything magical about the first three months of the year.
一年中的前三个月也并没什么特别的魔力，
It's simply that in Canada the eligibility cutoff for age-class hockey is January 1.
在加拿大，曲棍球联赛法定的注册时间是1月1日，这意味着，
A boy who turns ten on January 2, then,
一个在1月2日就已经10岁的男孩，他可以参加联赛，
could be playing alongside someone who doesn't turn ten until the end of the year,
而在同一年的12月份之前还没有满10岁的男孩，却只能被暂时晾在球场一边
and at that age, in preadolescence,
这个年龄正是发育的青春期，
a twelve-month gap in age represents an enormous difference in physical maturity.
12个月的差距会给他们成长中的体质造成不同的影响。
This being Canada, the most hockey-crazed country on earth,
这就是加拿大，这个地球上曲棍球运动最为狂热的国度
coaches start to select players for the traveling "rep" squad,
教练从那些小有名气的球队为曲棍球巡回赛挑选球员
the all-star teams, at the age of nine or ten,
队员年龄都在9岁至10岁之间挑选，
and of course, they are more likely to view as talented
当然，他们还是希望从一些
the bigger and more coordinative players
年纪占优势、经验丰富
who have had the benefit of those extra critical months of maturity.
这些球员当中发现天才球员。
