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// AUGUST 2021 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM
Some would call it a passion. Others might see it as an obsession. And more than a few would
get exhausted just thinking about what Cal Mees has been able to accomplish on the ice.
Mees, an adult hockey player from Dallas, set a world record this past May by playing in "the
most consecutive ice hockey games played by an individual" when he skated in 29 consecutive
games during a 24-hour tournament at Ice at The Parks in Arlington, Texas.
But the records didn't stop there as he received accolades for competing in 552 adult hockey
games in one year (2019). Both records have been verified by the World Records Academy.
Like most great feats, his world record acts started out with something of a dare. Early in 2019,
Mees was rostered with 12 different USA Hockey teams when a friend asked him what the record
was for playing in the most games in a year.
"I'm a bit OCD anyway so you don't put that thought into somebody's mind," Mees joked. "So
I contacted World Records Academy, who said the category was open because they don't have
Fueled By His Love Of The Game, Cal Mees Shows No
Signs Of Slowing Down On His World Record Quest
PHOTOS COURTESY OF Cal Mees
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By Harry Thompson
