Hockey n' Me!

I'm going to take a shot at writing about sports, as well as just whatever is on my mind. As some of you know my favorite National Hockey League team,is the Detroit Red wings. No I'm not from Detroit, nor do I have any family from the region.Then why do I choose the Detroit Red wings as my favorite Hockey team?

It all started a couple of years ago, when I saw a highlight real of a player named Steve Yzerman. He has held the team record as longest serving team captain. From 1986 to 2006, Steve led the Red Wings to 3 Stanley Cup Championships. He was an amazing player, and instantly caught my attention. Since I didn't really have a favorite Hockey team, I just rooted for Steve. Which naturally led to a love for the team, and my highly coveted Steve Yzerman T-Shirt!

It is important to recognize that, this was before I found out that they were actually a good team, and had won many Stanley Cup Champions. Besides, one of my best friends hates the team. So why not?

So, this is going to lead to me writing about Hockey. The more and more I watch and learn about Hockey, the more I love it. I find myself, getting angry when the Wings lose, and giddy when they win. For example, last night the Red Wings edged a victory over the Los Angeles Kings in a shootout. So it was an exciting game. I wasn't feeling too well, but even being sick can't dampen my spirits with a game like that.

Hockey has become an escape from a world full of economic uncertainty, a dragging Presidential Election, wars being fought throughout the world, work, school, and just stress in general. It's nice to think that Men from the United States, Canada, Sweden, Finland, and Czechoslovakia, can get past the politics and just play as a team. Not that many people will read this, but if you do, I hope you enjoy it. I hope that my love of Hockey will convert you from the rest of the boring sports.