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.
"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.
"The game is at a crossroads in the region, " says commentator John Faulkner, whose weekly hockey show on ESPN Star Sports is required viewing for hockey fans.
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