Tag: AHL

  • 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,…

  • Ducks Avs Tonight!

    Somehow, it eluded me that tonight was a preseason game between the Ducks and the Avalanche, and I am in sunny Irvine, CA.  So guess what I’m doing tonight?  I’ll be sitting club level (tickets were cheap) wearing my Giguere game worn Avs jersey.  Say hi if you spot me. The Avs hacked down their…

  • Rockford IceHogs vs. Texas Stars: Trek Into Darkness

    Pull the blindfold down So your eyes can’t see Now run as fast as you can Through this field of trees – Editors : Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors There are all kinds of hockey arenas out there.  Big, small, beautiful, ugly.  Some have character, some have little to no character (I’m looking at you,…

  • Milwaukee Admirals vs. Iowa Wild: You Shall Not Pass

    Last night I returned to an unlikely arena, the Milwaukee Admirals home, the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  Not because it has such and unwieldy name, but because the last time I was here, I didn’t expect to return.  One change of lifestyle later (traveling all the time – ALL THE TIME), and here I am.…

  • Admirals Torpedo Wolves 4-3

    There was a part of me that didn’t want to go to tonight’s game.  It was a small part, the part that was a little tired and knew there was a new book on my kindle to read (The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin, and I can’t wait to get to it).  Also, the part…