I love hockey, my brothers played on 2 unusual teams a piece when they were in university, but that meant hockey season was all year.
The people I was with and I were consistently traveling all over the state & spending time in unusual ice rinks.
I think the smell of the freshly cleaned ice love nothing else. I think which ice rink has the best nachos & where all the bathrooms are. I basically grew up in unusual rinks. My brothers are adults & don’t play anymore except in a basic beer league, what my family does now is celebration to watch the playoffs; Someone hosts, both of us order pizza & drink during the day. When it gets hardcore, both of us go to a playoff game. What is good is that both of us are in Denver, Colorado! Last year the Colorado Ava Lachn won the Stanley Cup. My family & I were losing it; Our home team was the winner. It makes it that much more exciting, and you get to think the players & what they do game wise. You learn the coach & his demeanor on the bench! Also, when your team goes that far, the openings of getting to see a playoff game incarse. There are more openings to get tickets. Sure, it is absolutely high-priced seeing a playoff game, however it was worth it. My whole family got together to tailgate & watch the game anytime both of us could score tickets. I don’t think what other cities do, however the Colorado fans get hardcore when it is game time. Add in that marijuana is legal here, there is a lot of fun stuff going on.