National Hockey League

Click here to see the NHL standings and click here to see ESPN

Around the same time I started playing baseball, I also started skiing. Thanks to my parents they took me to some very cool ski resorts early in my childhood. For example, I remember like yesterday learning how to ski in the Poconos, PA. From there we went to Seven Springs, Killington and then Vail, Sun Valley, etc.

Typically when I was not skiing folks would go ice skating. I tried many times but never learned how to successfully skate backwards. I probably had less fear learning how to roller blade backwards but still have a lot of trouble.

Thus, I always tell people that’s why I did not play hockey. In fact, I’m perhaps not alone when it comes to skating because until you try it, you don’t realize how difficult a sport it really it. More importantly, I would honestly say there are 3 things I typically look for when I tune into a hockey game live or on TV:

Fist fights
Fast moving play similar to soccer and lacrosse
Low scoring games

So, since this BLOG is designed to be not just about baseball, I thought I should include my first entry on the sport of hockey. I have 2 cousins that were fantastic hockey players. One of them actually was a professional and played for a Canadian team. I also have 3 nephews that all played hockey and were very good. Just like skiing, I learned it is a very expensive sport because of the equipment.

Above is the current standings of the TOP 10 teams in the National Hockey League. Interestingly enough, I just learned how it is divided with 31 teams. There are two (2)