ya know. usually all i have is shit to talk aboot the canadians,
but i think they actually stumbled on something here.
they have put the excitement of shots on goal like soccer,
coupled with the roughness of (even moreso than) football,
all into one game.

now the only time i'd ever really witnessed hockey was via video games.
and although i did enjoy them, i always thought that the makers put some added thrills in there to keep ya enthused.
but tonight showed that there are checks a plenty, and fights can burst out from any sort of contact.

the best tonight had to have been after the away team knew there was no coming back.
3rd period, at the time it was 10-1 (final: 11-1). a fight breaks out at the away teams end.
the refs are busy dealing with that.
the away team's goalie gets fed up with the losing so he heads down to our goalie.
the stare down ensues, gloves hit the ice, the first punch is thrown.
jerseys are removed and they both squirm around on the ice punching the tops of their heads.

is there a more better way to keep asses in the seats when its such a blow out?
if that were baseball everyone but the most hardcore fans woulda headed out to beat the traffic.
not here. everyone was willing to face a little stop-and-go just to see a few more fists fly.
what a great game.

i never knew though that they'd just leave shit on the ice until they were good and ready to collect it.
one canadian guy lost his stick 3 times. he kept skating around without one until another penalty was made.
he'd just tug on peoples' jerseys now and then, or get in the way.
at that last great brawl there were about 8 sticks, gloves, and helmets each strewn about the far side of the rink.
on the other side was the goalie's jersey. took them a while to get that all cleared.

what a fast-paced game. it moved up in the ranks after one viewing.
if it weren't so damn expensive i'd probably go see it more.
once you get used to watching the puck its much more fun to watch than baseball, or soccer.
and isnt as bad as football in the stop-and-goedness.
damn you, canadians.
for once you oot did yourselves.