Can’t believe we went an entire season without hockey. Thank God I can still go to the rink and play otherwise I’d have to go back to golf. I’ve been keeping track of what’s going on at Eklund’s Hockey Rumors, which is in the “links” section, and it seems like all that’s left is the formalities. With the draft coming at the end of the month and the seaons just around the corner it will be good to get back in the stands and see some games. With any luck ticket prices, initially, might be a little bit cheaper.

As a side note I’ve noticed equipment prices seemed to have dropped slightly. Of course the major brands have come out with new products during the lockout but things appear to be more reasonable. Especially one piece sticks.. I’ve seen them for less than $100.00 from Bauer and Reebok (RBK) and two pieces are are in the $50.00 to $60.00 range. I have paid $130.00 for a one piece and it lasted about 90 days before the blade split on the face. I don’t think that was talent however.

Can’t wait for a new season and at least we’ll have some entertainment for a few years till this CBL expiers, but hopefully they have learned their lesson and this won’t happen again.