Ever found yourself in the darkest part of the world, where boredom was the only thing you could count on and hope was something that stopped somewhere down at the other end of the block?
Music can help entice that hope closer to your doorstep. But if you are a hockey fan in an area not otherwise known for it's abundance of hockey, it was a little more difficult.
No longer.
Radio on the Web, if not satellite radio, delivers games from all over the continent. Early on a Sunday evening, nothing short of a substantial bribe can bring me to watch another episode of the tragicomedy known as the New York Jets.
I need hockey, and at this moment, my fix is coming from Atlanta, where the Trashers are playing host to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Generally, I rely on the Center Ice package (found either on cable or satellite TV) to get me through a long season. But some games just aren't televised. I didn't make the rules, but I need a second outlet when I cannot watch the game.
This is where radio on the Web comes in. Every game is there. Let me spell that out again. EVERY game.
Not that I want to jinx it -- and I am a big believer in the jinx -- but these games remain free on the Web (after you've paid for the computer and the Web access and the electricity).
So not exactly free, but you know what I mean. So get to NHL.com and get yourself hooked up to the radio feed of every game, all season long. Later tonight, at 10 Eastern (7 Pacific), the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Vancouver Canucks.
If you don't get Center Ice and you live outside the Chicago and Vancouver markets, Web radio can take you there.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the game.
More later.
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