Outside the Box

While few consider ice hockey a summer sport, that didn’t stop a group of Scripps Research scientists, students, and staff from playing great hockey this summer as part of an intramural league. The team—dubbed the Bruins—in fact, has earned a place in the finals. The last hard-fought game against the Pfizer team has put the Bruins up one in a best-of-three playoff series.

When David Schlaepfer, a Scripps Research associate professor who rediscovered his childhood sport of hockey at the age of 39, was asked whether he has enjoyed the season, he responded, "Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!… There is great team camaraderie, always jokes from other teams about being the 'PhD' team, and it is great exercise.…"

Also playing on the Bruins are Dwayne Stupack (team captain), Chris Wiethoff, Eugene Wu, Will Redmond, and Brian Chapados. Playing on the upper-division Scripps Research team are Ben Hafensteiner, Trond Hansen, Paul Lapointe, and Ben Pratt.