We've all had to give up parts of our lives as we stay home to slow the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional sports leagues, including the NBA and NHL, have suspended their seasons. And young athletes have had to put their dreams on hold, as well. That’s true for Whittaker Perrin, who is 13 years old and a seventh-grader at Heatherwood Middle School in Mill Creek.
He submitted his story for KNKX’s youth voices project, Take the Mic. It’s a way for young people to share their stories in their own words, especially as they’re coping with so much upheaval due to the pandemic.
Whittaker has played hockey since he was 4 years old and dreams of making it to the NHL someday. He plays for the 12U A1 NW Admirals, part of the Seattle Junior Hockey Association. He says his team was doing really well this year and had a shot of winning the Washington state tournament. But then it was canceled due to COVID-19.
“We were so close and then the coronavirus epidemic happens and we don’t get to play it,” he said. Listen to the audio above to hear his full story.
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