Hockey Fundamentals

If you haven’t been able to tell from previous posts, I really love hockey. Specifically, the Detroit Red Wings.

In fact, as I write this, I’m wearing a Red Wings sweater while watching them play the Pittsburgh Penguins. (We won.)

However, it wasn’t always this way. In fact, I used to really dislike hockey.

The NHL season goes from October to June, and each team typically plays three times a week. That meant I lost my boyfriend for three nights per week for a solid nine months out of the year while he watched the games with his roommates.

“You realize you could watch it with us, right?” he asked me one night.

But why would I watch the sport with them if I didn’t know any of the rules?

Once Sean taught me the basics, we started watching together and it became our “thing.”

Now I’m obsessed, and  wanted to bring this appreciation to more people by offering some hockey fundamentals.