The first time I paid any attention to hockey was the 1980 Olympics. I was 10.
The US beat Russia in the semis, then the Swedes to win the gold. It was later made into a movie if you missed it.
Seeing my interest, my parents bought me ice skates so I could skate at the Oak Lawn lagoon just blocks away. Rat hockey was special. The ice was cleared by locals into small rink shapes. People skated on whatever they had and I used an old beat-up stick.
Yesterday’s outdoor NHL game was amazing to watch on TV. Snow falling. Crowds completely immersed in spectacle. They should do it more often in those cold cities. It’s just too much fun to live without.
Plus it breaks up all the college football monotony.
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god college football. who gives a damn. hockey should do more things like that. an exciting sport with its head up its ass. maybe it froze there. that they even RISKED calling off a season with a strike, taking it off the sports radar, let alone allowing it to happen? come on. well i don’t watch any sports involving fewer than 850 hp anyway.
That’s a lot of HP.
Isn’t amazing how dead hockey has become? In Chicago BillFold Wirtz had a lot to do with it. But the strike just screwed everything, and now they’re pulling out all the stops.
Well, it’s more fun to play than watch anyway.
Happy New Year, Matthew.
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