The beginning of October marked a long but exciting time of the year: hockey season. It's something I always look forward to, even though my poor hockey team has been pathetic in the recent seasons. However, although only 8 games in the Avalanche are looking pretty good, although I don't want to jinx it.
I think it's the Canadian girl in me that I love hockey so much. When I was younger, my dad would occasionally get a pair of tickets through work, and so my sister and I would alternate turns getting to go with my dad. The last time I went to a game with my dad in Calgary we bought my sister a Flames flag and we actually got on the jumbotron. Instead of being a typical fan and smiling and waving for the camera, I ignored it and purposely looked away. I'm not entirely sure my reasoning behind that, I think perhaps it just freaked me out.
I have to attribute my true passion for the sport to my sister though. Like most other things in life, I think I got it from her, watching the games every other day with her on TV. We would scream at the TV when the avs were losing, calling out the unfair calls and celebrate the amazing goals. Hockey is one of the things I'm truly passionate about. I always remember one of my classmates in high school told me once that he got into hockey because of me and because I was always so excited about it. It's the one sport that I can talk to guys about and hold my own and I love talking hockey- the good teams, the players, playoffs, you name it. Although I can only watch hockey at home now, I still diligently check up on scores and updates on nhl.com for all my favorite teams- Colorado, Calgary, Toronto and Pittsburgh. And although I love checking in daily, it probably isn't so great for study productivity, but it's one of my guilty pleasures that I don't want to give up. And with the Avalanche looking good so far, it's looking to be a great and hopefully long hockey season :)
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