Hey, thanks for sticking around, but you probably should have said something before I locked up the Lounge for the summer.
But, you managed to survive the darkness of the Lounge in summer. For your reward, it's time to talk hockey in an Olympic season.
The KHL is the first league to get going, with Dynamo Moscow defeating Traktor Chelyabinsk, 5-1, in the season opener on Wednesday.
Keep your ear tuned for the mention of Washington Capitals prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov, who's in a rather generous mood late in the game. Nice giveaway by the Traktor forward. An Even better conversion by defending champion Dynamo.
Love the enthusiasm of the announcer here. Nice job capturing the spirit of the first day of the best time of year, the hockey season.
For a quick catch-up on who or what is going on in the KHL this season, here are previews of the Western and Eastern conferences.
From here, we only move forward as more leagues come on line. The QMJHL opens its regular season on Sept. 12, with the OHL and WHL starting play on Sept. 19. The USHL begins its regular season on Sept. 20. With the juniors in action, the next league to start is the Big League, which will capture the bulk of my attention. The NHL opens on Oct. 1 with the AHL following on Oct. 4. From there, we turn to U.S. Division I college hockey, with the Atlantic Hockey conference schools leading off on Oct. 10. The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference, along with the WCHA, Big Ten, Hockey East and ECAC Hockey schools taking to the ice for regular season games on Oct. 11. The last league in the Lounge's personal view of the world on ice is the ECHL, which begins play on Oct. 18.
Got all that? Great, now what are you having? The Lounge is open.
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