Warheel

Watched it. I was almost 12 and already a hockey fan after going to a WHA Birmingham Bulls game. Eric Heiden and the hockey game inspired me to teach myself to ice skate (at the Galleria rink in Houston).

I re-watched Miracle on a flight a couple days ago, and watched the recent Netflix documentary. I can’t remember which player said it, but he said that to this day he never tires of people bringing that game up and listening to fans tell him how much that game meant to me. Hell, I could say that game eventually led to me being an NHL season ticket holder even though I’ve never lived outside the south or ever played hockey.

Sam Bennett must have forgotten he’s not wearing a Panthers jersey and can’t get away with that kind of stuff in the Olypmics.

Can’t afford to get off to another slow start tomorrow.

I used to pull for Canada until I took a job with a company based in Buffalo and traveled up there a couple times a month for a few years.

I love hockey and would go to Sabres games if they were at home. At the time the Sabres were good and the arena would be full. Whenever a Canadian team was in town, a quarter (half if it were the Leafs) m of the arena would cheer for whenever the Canadian team scored from the Canadians that drove across the border to go to the game.

frick the snow Mexicans.

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That Canes comeback in the throwback uni’s was glorious

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Indeed!

We share season tickets with another couple and unfortunately last night wasn’t our game, it would have been insane to have been in the building for that.

It does suck “losing” them when they make hormones. But if you have been a loving dad they will come back to you.

For years every Masters Sunday she’d jump in my lap to watch the green jacket ceremony. When she was 12 or 13 when I told her the ceremony was about to start and she rollled her eyes. Ouch.

Fast forward when she was 20. I asked her if she wanted to go to Houston for the weekend during her summer break to watch the Astros with me. I did plan a few activities she would like as well. She agreed to go and we had a great weekend.

I had no less than three people I met during that trip tell me that their daughter would never do anything like that with them.

A co-worker took me to one last year. The grilled wings were actually pretty good.

:pimp:

Nordiques at Whalers tonight in Raleigh

I’ve met several through the years. A couple that stand out:

Jerome Bettis - we were in the Bahamas on our guys trip. I’m walking through the casino and I recognize the Bus waliking towards me. I didn’t say anything, but he knew I knew who he was and he smiled and stuck out his hand. My buddy is a huge Steelers fan and was excited when Jerome ended up at the table with us. Another buddy on the trip ended up doing some work for him and we all ended up with autographed Steeler helmets.

Another Bahamas trip took place when the NHL had their Olympic break. The Atlantis was crawling with NHL players. I recognized Brian Boyle, who was sort of featured on an HBO special and seemed like a good dude. Went up to him and he couldn’t have been nicer. Met a couple of his teammates and every time we bumped into them that weekend we had a little chat.

That same trip I met a guy about an inch shorter than me and we started shooting the breeze. Real nice guy. Eventually I said, what do you do and he said I play for the Eagles. He and his agent were there and I felt bad for him when we was with the Colts for that bizarre 4th down play.

Sat next to 49ers punt returner Dexter Carter on a flight. We talked non stop. I knew a couple of his ex teammates from college and we traded stories. Seemed like a good guy.

Nope

Transfer free for all and NIL killed it for me.