Most of us grow up hockey fans and have quite the history with the sport and now that we are all trapped in our individual homes it is good time we got to know each other a little bit more...
I will start:
City You Grew Up In: Cherry Hill, NJ NHL Player Who Grew Up Closest to Your Town: Bobby Ryan, Johnny Gaudreau Favorite NHL Team: Flyers Least Favorite NHL Team: NY Metro Teams NHL Teams You Secretly Follow: Preds, Canadiens, Sharks Favorite Hockey Writers Growing Up: Kevin Allen, Al Morganti, Jay Greenberg Favorite Hockey Writers Currently: Kevin Allen, Eric Duhatchek Best Hockey Player of All-Time: Wayne Gretzky Player you idolized as a kid: Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindbergh Most Famous Hockey Person You Have Met: Gordie Howe Earliest Hockey Memory: 7 years old. 1975 Stanley Cup Parade Philly Worst Hockey Memory: Islanders First Stanley Cup Favorite Game(s) You Personally Attended: Game 6, 1987 Stanley Cup Final, 2010 Gold Medal Game, First Winter Classic Best Game(s) You Watched on TV: 1987 Rendez-Vous Series. Canada vs. Russia Your Hockey Position: Goalie Your Hockey Number: 31 Why?: Pelle Lindbergh Highest Level of Hockey You've Played: Goalie for the USA Media at an NHL All-Star Weekend. Stopping Cassie Campbell on a breakaway. One NHL Rule That MUST be Changed: We either need 3 points for a regulation win or no points for OT or SO Tie.. and the trapezoid behind the net makes zero sense.
In the comment thread, copy and paste the following along with your answers:
City You Grew Up In: NHL Player Who Grew Up Closest to Your Town: Favorite NHL Team: Least Favorite NHL Team: NHL Teams You Secretly Follow: Favorite Hockey Writer Growing Up: Favorite Hockey Writer Currently: Best Hockey Player of All-Time: Player you idolized as a kid: Most Famous Hockey Person You Have Met: Earliest Hockey Memory: Worst Hockey Memory: Favorite Game(s) You Personally Attended: Best Game(s) You Watched on TV: Your Hockey Position: Your Hockey Number: Why?: Highest Level of Hockey You've Played: One NHL Rule That MUST be Changed:
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