HELLO NHL, GOODBYE CABLE COMPANY!

Every year about this time I call the cable company and order NHL Center Ice. I moved into a new house last year. With that, I had to sign on with a new cable company. This cable company is only available in small rural areas of Arizona out where I am. Since there was no NHL season last year I didn't order the NHL Center Ice package. This year I was stoked! I called my cable company to order the package giddy with excitement and thoughs of watching 6 straight hours of hockey on any given night. Mainly, I want my new daughter to be able to watch her future favortite hockey team, the Dallas Stars. Then, I heard the worst news ever. The lady on the other end of the line said "We don't have a contract with NHL Center Ice this year. Sorry. Maybe next year". If only she could have seen the middle finger I was holding up to the phone at that point.

I told you all of that so I could tell you this. I love hockey. Hockey is by far the most entertaining and exciting sport out there. It's perfect for those with a short attention span (AKA: Me). I admire the athletes who play this game. I am going out on a limb to say they are the by far the most athletic of all athletes. Sure...football is tough...baseball is lame...basketball is, well...boring. Try doing that on ice...with sweat soaked pads, using a stick to maneuver a 3 inch diameter peice of vulcanized rubber around 250 lb, 6'4" defensemen who are ready to knock you out at any given moment.

Since I love hockey so much, I actually canceled my current cable company and picked up a satelite cable company so I could get my beloved NHL Center Ice package. It was at this point I realized I have a sickness.

Hello...my name is James and I'm a hockeyholic.