Category: Travel

  • Chicago Wolves vs. Rockford IceHogs: You Don’t Pay By The Goal

    There is a ton of hockey in the Chicago area, with the Blackhawks as hot as they are, upper and lower juniors in the vicinity, and the cold, cold winters.  The ECHL made a go of it a while back, but it didn’t take.  I even saw some people playing on a frozen pond here,…

  • Fond du Lac Bears vs West Bend Bombers: The Matchup You Want

    It’s hard at times to decide which hockey games to go to.  Lots of factors can sway one way or the other.  The drive, weather, quality of game, and of course, price.  All of these factor in, as well as sheer fun and experience. That said, I will do my best to make it to…

  • Chicago Steel vs. Youngstown Phantoms – Back in the Saddle Again Again

    It’s been a while since I did one of these, and the camera rig for hockey has changed, but it’s time to do this hockey game thing. The Chicago Steel play in the USHL, which is the premiere junior league in America, just ahead of the NAHL.  The Steel have been in the league for…

  • Arenas From Abroad, Part 2

    Arenas From Abroad, Part 2

    Ola, compadres.  This is the second part of my summer of rinks, or the rinks of my summer.  You can do the same, just stop at the rinks around you and see what they are like.  Especially if you are a hockey fan without a local team, there might be a local rink you’ve never…

  • Arenas From Abroad

    The NHL season is about to kick off and that marks the unofficial end of summer.  The official one may have been a few weeks back, but this is the one that matter. This summer, I spent much of my time in Canada, around Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.  If you follow my 365 Project, you’ve…