Category: Travel

  • Avs vs. Ducks – Preseason Follies

    Avs vs. Ducks – Preseason Follies

    I was lucky enough to attend the Ducks / Avs preseason game last night, getting to see some of the new roster and a few guys who will never make it to the big club.  Some notes from the game. – First off, $25 club seats.  Yes.  We found these on StubHub, which shows that…

  • Next Season’s Travels

    Hello from Calgary, where I got to go to the Hockey Canada Junior Showcase.  Hockey in August.  Add to that the Oilers rookie camp I saw and this will have been a year of hockey in every month. I’ve been looking ahead to next season, seeing what hockey games are near where I am scheduled…

  • Indy Fuel vs. Evansville Icemen: Back to the Future

    If memory serves, the last time I was in Indianapolis for a game was 2008, when the team was the Indiana Ice of the USHL.  Before that, it was 2004 and the Indianapolis Ice was in their 15th season and playing in the UHL.  Ah, the old Pepsi Coliseum.  It was a barn.  A shed. …

  • Gatineau Olympiques vs. Rimouski Oceanic: In Quebec

    I had originally tried to write something somewhat poetic about the differences between my experiences in Quebec and Ottawa.  Something about Parliament overlooking the town of Gatineau, about leaving the shiny polish of the country’s capital to the more working-class feel of the city in Quebec.  I even tried to quote the movie Goon. None…

  • Ottawa 67s vs. Saginaw Spirit: Space Oddity

    They say that in space, no one can hear you scream.  If you find yourself at a Ottawa 67s home game, you don’t have to worry about it.  No one is making much noise at all. One of my bucket list items / dream vacations was to go to Ottawa and skate the Rideau Canal.…