9. My sister (who is actually 17) goes to the same high school as the Kitchener Rangers. I was there to pick her up once, and saw that the Rangers have their own “special lockers” all together with hockey players painted on them. Hahaha! Makes it easy for the bunnies to stake out!

8. When I bought my new car in August, I neglected to put some of my hockey stuff back in the new one. Now the only hockey stuff that isn’t in a box in the trunk is my 1975 Flyers Stanley Cup mug, and a small Flyer hoisting the 1974 cup. Sadly, the Philly dice are in the trunk along with countless Leafs trash, the 2005 Milwaukee Admirals team composite, and an Islanders bobblehead.

7. While I was in New York for the Coyotes game at MSG I ran into Dave Strader (Phoenix’s TV play-by-play commentator) at the NHL store. He smiled at me, and I couldn’t be sure if it was because he recognized or if he was being polite.

6. The furthest I’ve ever traveled for hockey by car is Nashville, TN (14 hours). The furthest by plane is Zurich, Switzerland (9 hours). By other is Buffalo, NY (2 hours – bus)… unpleasant.

5. The 2010 IIHF World Championship is to be held in Mannheim, Germany; exactly one hour from my place of birth. Plus, Moose Messier is gonna be coaching, so, duh, I wanna go!

4. Growing up I played every sport EXCEPT hockey competitively…eww and soccer…I hate soccer. But don’t let that fool you; I can still kick your ass on skates.

3. Small things amuse me. At the Coyotes game in Toronto on Dec 16th, not only did the anthem singer mess up the CANADIAN national anthem BIG TIME, but a puck flew past my seat and landed on top of the pizza the girl behind me was eating. How did I not piss my pants laughing? This picture also amuses me!

2. I have a long history of being stalked by hockey players and hockey wives. You wonder why they annoy the shit out of me.