hockey is a great sport. it’s intense. it’s exciting. it’s quick paced. it’s fan friendly. it has attitude and tradition. it is a sport where both young boys (18) and old men (45) can play — and be competitive — in the same game. if you haven’t tried hockey, try it. go to a game. if you can’t make it to an nhl game, try a minor league or amateur league game. it’s totally worth it. even little girl z loves it. we’ve been to a regular season game and a playoff game this year. she can’t get enough!
so i’m listening to the blackhawks game through nhl.com’s gamecast which includes radio feeds from both teams. the hawks just won 6-3 in a very exciting game. the last eight minutes were as exciting as any 8 minute stretch that i can recall. i want to give props to the hawks radio play by play man, john wiedeman. dude has a great radio voice and is rediculously passionate about what he does without being obnoxious. he is descriptive in his call giving as detailed accounts as possible of the fast action and uses his voice to relax the excitement and tension on the ice. if you can’t be at the game or watch the game live, it’s not a consolation to listen to it on the radio.
cheers to you dave wiedeman! thanks for doing what you do and doing it so well!
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