But ultimately, we're there to play a hockey game and focus on winning a game.
On any given night, the arena might play host to an American Idol concert, a hockey game or a death-metal mini-festival.
The record for highest score in a hockey game belongs to the 2008 Slovakian women's team, which beat Bulgaria 82-0 in a pre-Olympic qualifier.
When I go to a hockey game at Madison Square Garden, I have limited choice in how much I want to spend to go.
Later, Kerry -- wearing a University of New Hampshire hockey jersey -- greeted fans and players at a hockey game, then got out on the ice and skated.
The RCMP has been criticised for its handling of other matters in recent months - including the kidnapping of Robert Fowler, a diplomat who was snatched in Niger, as well as failing to prevent a riot in Vancouver after a hockey game in June.
The game should easily break the attendance record for a live hockey game, set at the Big House on December 11, 2010 during a game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State.
Salim used to have trouble making it through more than three minutes of a floor hockey game.
We played a pretty good hockey game, but it was tough to lose.
But most fans still see hockey as a game of flow managed by former players making decisions based on instinct and decades of experience.
But hockey can be a beautiful game at the highest level without anyone dropping their gloves.
Similar to previous editions, the league will build a festival of hockey around the game.
We should see a four-tablet air hockey game ready to play with at Mobile World Congress in February.
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In one day, I got a free curling lesson from a moustached Quebecois man, saw a dogsled race on snowy 400-year-old lanes, ate a juicy caribou steak in one of the continent's oldest restaurants, watched boites a chansons (local folk music) shows with hipster locals and yelled "allez allez" at a wild minor-league hockey game.
It was while absorbing Glander's technique for preparing his dry-aged beef (sear it first, then cook it at 212 degrees F or less for maximum moistness) that I heard my only sad story of the weekend, the one about the husband of the woman next to me who'd given this all up to stay home for a Dallas Stars hockey play-off game.
"It feels like I played a hard game of rugby yesterday or played full-contact hockey yesterday and I haven't played in a while, " he said.
McDonough moved the Blackhawks' radio broadcasts to regional powerhouse WGN Radio, organized a summer Blackhawks convention and secured the outdoor hockey game the NHL puts on during New Year's Day.
"Normally during this time of year, I'm watching the NBA playoffs, but a friend of mine invited me to the hockey game, and I decided to take him up on his offer, and I gotta tell you, it did not disappoint, " he said.
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The word is still used in Canada and north Minnesota for an informal game of ice hockey played on a frozen pond.
He remembers the case of a hockey fan who suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm during a decisive game.
Tradition should not be deemed to be a salient argument in an effort to preserve fighting in the game of hockey.
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The loss was a tough sight for the Leafs' long-suffering, hockey-crazed fans, who last saw their team win a playoff game at home in April 30, 2004, when they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in the conference semifinal.
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CBC's Hockey Night In Canada on Xbox is a new way to enjoy the traditional game.
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For family fun, try the hotel's game room, replete with pinball, air hockey and video games and a four-lane five-pin Canadian bowling alley.
Spanning the weekends before and after Feb. 29, the celebration will include an ice hockey game, wine tasting, craft show, concert and carnival, and a parade, party and reception on leap day.
For a little perspective, the University of Arizona hockey team gets about 3, 000 people per game and about 5, 500 for games against Arizona State nearly half of what the Coyotes attract ( they average just over 12, 000 per game).
"Hockey Night in Canada, " which features the game of the week, is a colossally successful TV program.
This is based on the theory that a distinct and special day for NHL hockey would encourage more television viewers to devote their attention to the game.
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"I used to play a game of basketball in Paisley in the morning, then drive to Dumfries and play ice hockey at night, then the next day I'd have a basketball camp for Scotland and play again at night, " she explains.
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