Playoff hockey
April 12, 2006I have my favorite times of the year. Football season ranks highly, for sure.
March Madness is also up there. And the World Cup, which cycles only every four years (and is only a couple months away), tops the list.
But there's also a two-month gap coming up where one sport is at its finest. For those hockey enthusiasts, you know what I'm talking about.
Playoff Hockey.
Is there anything more tantalizing? Where every goal is huge, where every shot has three bodies flying in front of it, where the checks are crisp and the tension crisper.
What other sport can go into five overtimes?
I mention this because I witnessed my first taste of playoff hockey the last two weeks, covering the Wildcats in an entertaining best-of-5 series.
Wichita Falls lost, but it played the underdog role to a T, battling hard for every loose puck until the final whistle blew.
It was great stuff.
And so now, I have to wait another couple of weeks until the Stars open the playoffs. It'll be hard, but I'll be able to manage.
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