They said playoff hockey will hook you. Consider me hooked.
I tried to be disinterested. But how can you not be caught up in this team and this game of skill played at lightning speed?
I credit my Chicago-raised, son-in-law, Karl, for sparking our interest in hockey. Karl is a big Chicago Blackhawks fan and a hockey player himself. Vicki and I usually visit Karl and Greta in May, and our visits between 2010-2015 invariably overlapped with playoff hockey in Chicago. The Blackhawks made deep runs in the NHL playoffs during that five-year span, including two Stanley Cup titles. We spent many evenings watching those playoff games together. During that time, Karl taught us some of the nuances of the game of hockey.
So when Seattle landed a NHL team, perhaps no one was happier in our family than Karl. While the Blackhawks are in rebuilding mode, Karl’s jumped on the Kraken bandwagon.
It’s time for me to jump on board as well.
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