Okay so let us face the reality of minor league hockey. Yeah the NHL has more money and teams can travel longer distances more frequently in a season or even preseason. However, in the ECHL (and most AA leagues) travel expenses play a huge part in the planning of the all mighty 72 game season let alone preseason. Preseason is something that most hockey fans, like myself, look forward to. It means that the regular season starts that much sooner. I have one simple complaint about preseason this year for the Idaho Steelheads…UTAH REALLY!! REALLY!!!!
Sorry this is really nothing personal against Utah. This is what happens in minor league hockey. Traveling is expensive so the cheapest way to travel is looked at. Yeah sure the bus ride from Boise to West Valley City, Utah is cheaper then flying to Anchorage, Alaska or to any of the California teams for preseason, but come on. In the regular season we face the Utah Grizzlies 14 times!!! 14 times!!! Why is there need to also have our two preseason games against Utah!!!
Utah is not out biggest rival. I would think that the games I look forward to the most because both teams in the past have been so similar are the games that are played against the Alaska Aces! I think both teams have very similar styles of play and both teams play to win. Now I am sure the competitiveness between the two has always been there but with Alaska now having two formers Steelhead veterans (Scott Burt and Lance Galbraith) makes the rivalry that much better!
Preseason is preseason yes, and I guess we all just have to deal with seeing Utah a total of 16 times! But Utah?! Really? Come on its Utah! Please…
Remember HOCKEY IS LIFE AND THE REST IS JUST FILLER!
Monica
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