But sometimes they bring a community together in ways almost nothing else can.
Last night, Rhode Island's hockey community came together for the Division II semifinals, to watch the Blackstone Valley Schools Co-op play against Portsmouth.
Just weeks earlier, the Blackstone team was rocked by tragedy when one of its players lost his mother, brother, and grandfather in a tragic shooting inside the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the rink.
On Wednesday, that player scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to send Blackstone Valley Schools Co-op to the Division II championship game. (The Globe does not name juvenile victims without permission.)
The moment – and the reaction inside the rink – is something you have to see.
And listen to the call from Nick Coit, who captures it perfectly.
🤔 So you think you're a Rhode Islander...
Can you name the two "Daves" who helped create the Big East Conference?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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⚓ Providence College men's basketball takes on St. John's at noon in the Big East Tournament. URI plays Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 Tournament at 5 p.m.
⚓ Governor Dan McKee will visit the Blackstone Valley Community Health Care at 2 p.m. to discuss his efforts to provide $9.5 million in financial relief to HealthSource Rhode Island's most vulnerable customers.
⚓ The special legislative commission that is studying short-term rentals meets at 1 p.m. Here's the agenda.
🏆 Pop quiz answer
Former Providence College basketball coach Dave Gavitt and top PR guy Dave Duffy spearheaded the effort to create the Big East.
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