Four years, 100 points. Feb. 10 marked the career point milestone for Phoenix Hockey captain Charlotte Goings.
“I didn’t know beforehand that it was my 100th point, so when I learned after it was exciting,” she said.
(follow up question: What did that moment feel like? Describe for the readers who weren’t there to witness it.)
From family tradition to multiple close-knit teams, hockey has always been central to Charlotte Goings’ life.
She was first introduced to the sport when she was only three years old. “My brother played hockey, and so that’s kind of why I started playing. It was a fun way for us to bond,” Goings said.
Most recently, she completed a largely impressive feat, smacking home a landmark assist against Farmington to secure her 100th career point.
Thinking back to her early days playing hockey, Goings still can’t fully comprehend her accomplishment. “It’s really crazy because I was so little [when I started] and it’s been so long now,” she said.
Goings’ achievement also came at the perfect time, during one of the last games of the season and on senior night. “We already had a reception after and so it was kind of an added thing to celebrate along with the seniors.”
Although the Phoenix Metro Girls South ended their season with a section loss on Feb. 10 against Wayzata, Goings is proud of her achievements and the friendships she’s made throughout her career. Despite a major team shift between her sophomore and junior years when SPA left United Girls Hockey, she has found a welcoming community on both teams.
“It’s been a really fun four years, all of the teams stand out to me a lot in different ways… At the beginning, [switching to Metro South] was kind of weird, but I’ve got to meet a lot of really cool people from Burnsville and other schools [who] are now like some of my great friends”, Goings said.
With the shift to a new team came a different level of play. Goings went from playing smaller schools like Blake and Breck to larger and more competitive teams. However, she enjoyed the challenge: “It’s also been fun [playing] in a better conference and a larger section…[the games] are always really close and are more fun to play,” Goings said.
