Hi all my cool people! The moment we have all been waiting for… HOCKEY IS BACK. I am pumped that hockey will be back soon and I can watch my boys play again. Its cool that Edmonton has been picked to be one of the locations for hockey to start back up.
I am very very very excited for the hockey season to start again. I have really missed going to the live games and seeing our oilers players score on the other team. I miss the energy and excitement at Rogers Place during hockey games. Even though I wont be able to watch the games in the stands I am still very excited that hockey is finally coming back. I will just have to pretend I am surrounded by cheering fans but I am really sitting at home on my couch.
I like following along with all the teams and keeping track of the scoreboard to know what the standings are for each team. I like to go over all the stats and keep and eye on what teams are the best. So I am looking forward to making my new roster and staying on top of which teams are doing the best.
When the games were first canceled I went back to old games and watched them again just to still watch some hockey. Connor McDavid has had some amazing plays over the years that I have been re watching. One of my favourites was when he scored his very first hat trick against the Colorado Avalanches. I cant wait for more awesome moves and games now that hockey is back.
NEWS:
They started to enter phase 3 of returning to play on July 10th.
The playoffs are set to start July 30th after two week training camps and exhibition games.
They will start qualifying round games on August 1st
Two favourite moments from past NHL seasons:
When Connor McDavid got his first penalty shot in the playoffs against the Flames. The goalie was Mike Smith and everyone was pumped when Connor got the goal.
Before Mike Smith signed with the Oilers him and former Oiler goalie Cam Talbot got in a brutal fight. The battle of Alberta and that game was over the top most rowdy game. Dont see goalies fight often so it was a crazy thing to watch. There were lots of other fights that game but that one for sure was the best. It was awesome. Thats the type of hockey I want to see at Rogers Place. RAISING HELL.
Predictions for the NHL Playoff run:
1 Oilers vs Flames Rematch - winner Oilers
2 Flames vs Jets - winner Jets
3 Boston vs Pittsburgh - winner Boston
4 New York vs Panthers - winner Panthers
The top teams for the playoffs: (Not in order)
1 Boston
2 Tampa
3 Toronto
4 Blues
5 Knights
6 Oilers
7 Flames
8 Vancouver
9 Coyotes
10 Capitals
11 Hurricanes
12 Jackets
