drop the gloves

I love hockey. not playing it, watching it. if I tried to play it I'd probably just be laying on the ice the whole time trying to get up.

I got into hockey last season, on a random weekend day either my dad or Brian turned on a game. and since I didn't know what any of the penalties meant I googled. and understood. and was addicted right then and there. where has hockey been all my life? why haven't I been watching this sport? this is amazing! are all things I thought. I mean, my cousin played hockey his whole life. and I have more distant cousins that play too.

anyways, hockey is awesome. I love the intensity the crowd brings. believe it or not, the fans yell louder and are way more cheerful than any other sport. I go to a lot of baseball, basketball, and football games, and hockey is without a doubt more intense cheering wise. it's awesome.

and the players are total bad-asses. I've seen guys get injured and continue to play. I've seen, my favorite player, Brayden Schenn get sliced across his abdomen with a skate then come back and score the game-winning goal. like I said, they're complete bad-asses and it's awesome.

Cleveland, unfortunately, doesn't have a professional team, but we have the Lake Erie Monsters. which is a step below pro, and they're affiliated with the Colorado Avalanche. I went to my very first Monsters game last season and I was hooked. I went, I think, 5 times total. they were so much fun. I went to my first one of this season last Thursday.

I love the Monsters, but my favorite hockey team is the Philadelphia Flyers. why? I don't know. I just love the Flyers. I've never been the fan who cheers for a team that isn't their home team. until now. I went to my first professional hockey game in December. I saw the Columbus Blue Jackets take on my Flyers. it was awesome.

and that's why I think hockey is amazingly bad-ass.


birthday shout-out to one of my best friends, happy 21st Malone!