We have finally hit the week that every hockey fan looks forward to…the first three game home stand. And with the way the Steelheads schedule works this year, the boys will be going for a three in three nights. Is there any better way to start of the season?
I usually compare the start of hockey season to the first day of school for kids. The anticipation that builds up all summer as to “Which of my friends will be in my class,” “Who will I have lunch with,” and “What kind of school year will it be?”
This is preseason hockey. It’s the first glimpse into what possibilities there may be for the coming season. It’s the first glimpse to see what kind of team Coach is trying to build. You see the look of excitement in the rookies’ eyes of being the “new” kid and wanting to fit into a line. Preseason hockey though is nothing compared to opening night.
Opening is a little more than 48 hours away and at this point most hockey fans are like a child on Christmas morning sitting there looking at all the presents under the tree but unable to touch them. And then you enter Qwest arena and within the first two steps into the door you feel whole again.
The smell of the ice. There is nothing better than the smell of fresh laid, freshly cut perfect ice. The comparison is to a baseball, football or golfer that just can’t wait for the first smell of the turf/grass. I can’t say that it is like any particular food memory that I have from growing up or any warm fuzzy feeling that something gives me but oh the smell.
So here we go hockey fans…preseason hockey is complete. Now it’s time to prepare for the “BIG SHOW.” 51 hours and counting until the first puck drop of the year!
Monica :)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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