Number 2

I have always been a Hockey fan, I don’t know if it’s because I have always liked to go ice skating being a so cal surfer kid, or just I liked the speed of the game and the fighting.  That is how this hobby started about 11 years ago, but as the years went on I started to learn the game and really appreciate how the game is played and that’s when I really started getting into it.

I mean Hockey is the best sport to watch (and I say that meaning always 2nd to baseball because I truly enjoy watching baseball even though I play it everyday).  I started getting into how different players play the game and started nit picking how the Ducks played and I even played GM for a while figuring out what players they needed to make a run at the Stanley Cup haha.  Now there’s so many people out there that say that hockey is so boring and this and that and that really is a bold statement seeing that the sport with the most action and players hitting the puck 100 mph all around the ice and the players have only a thin piece of plastic covering their eyes, just waiting to get crushed.  Not to mention you have to keep your head on a swivel at all times for that bone crushing hit.  Yeah sounds pretty boring to me… If I could trade jobs for a day I would want to trade it with Ducks’ Forward/Enforcer George Parros he’s the sweetest player in the league by far, plus I wouldn’t be far off with my stache haha.

What about you?  Are you a hockey fan?  Why or why not?

TAGS: anaheim ducks, ballystar, Collin Balester, collin balester blog, ducks hockey, George Parros, teemu selanne

6 COMMENTS

1. Shelley says:

   January 21, 2010 at 6:42 pm

   I’m a hockey fan (GO CAPS!!), but it’s my 3rd favorite sport after baseball and football. By the way, Collin, great web site! I wish you the best of luck this season.
2. Gail says:

   January 22, 2010 at 5:45 am

   Red Wings are my favorite team. I don’t know how those guys do all those things while skating. But , then again, I don’t know how you throw a 97 MPH fastball without your arm falling off!
3. bkerr32 says:

   January 26, 2010 at 8:22 am

   Hey Collin, love hockey too, Go Caps and Avs! take care…
4. Cheryl says:

   January 27, 2010 at 10:19 pm

   Yes, love hockey – LET’S GO CAPS! But baseball will always be my first love. Hockey is second and hard not to love the Caps when you have the best player in the league on the team.
5. CALSGR8 says:

   February 9, 2010 at 12:03 pm

   C-A-P-S. CAPS CAPS CAPS! I too like BASEBALL FIRST and foremost! Hockey has replaced Football as my second favorite! I can no longer stand Snyder’s antics. Ill check to see if the Skins win, but i won’t get emotionally tied up with them. GO NATS GO CAPS!
6. Brandon Davis says:

   March 11, 2010 at 8:45 am

   How did you and Nyjer Morgan find hockey ice in CA? How did Tony Plush end up in Saskatchwan at age 16?