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Hockey Season

Hockey season is starting up and I've decided that this is the year I start following it. My friends are from the Pittsburgh area I have watched a few Penguins games while at their house. So how do I go about choosing a team? 

In Florida there are two NHL teams:

The Florida Panthers


and the Tampa Bay Lightning


The Lightning are a really good team and Tampa is a bit easier to get to if I were going to go to see a game. However, it feels like jumping on the bandwagon to choose a team just because they've been winning. 

I also really like the Panthers logo and jerseys....

This is a conundrum much like choosing a Premier League team to follow. I was going to support Tottenham, but with Pulisic playing for Chelsea that kind of changed my mind.   


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  1. IlvermonyJuly 26, 2020 at 6:19 PM

    Some of my friends get together for trivia every Friday and this week there were some questions on Hockey in the sports category. And I can say that I had no idea what they were talking about! So, thank you for adding a bit of information in that regard even if it is the names of two teams!!! Sidebar: Are they still playing during this Pandemic??

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    1. Stephen BunnJuly 29, 2020 at 11:25 AM

      They are. Apparently they are all quarantined in Canada and will proceed with strict regulations.

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  2. JessJuly 27, 2020 at 10:48 AM

    I was born in Tampa and tend to support Tampa teams although they are not 'my Teams'. We actually live like 10-15 minutes from where the Panthers play and my daughter has had a bunch of skating competitions at the rink the Panthers practice at. Panthers games are fun (even more fun when they play the Lightning :)

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