Let’s play summer hockey — the best time of year to walk into a refrigerated rink.
I miss covering hockey as well as playing it. The one thing my private drop-in skates have over the NHL is we do it year-round — we get to play the game through the summer when a beer in the parking lot completes what we think is an extraordinary event.
The cornonavirus pandemic has shut down the NHL and my local ice rink in Centennial. When the scare is over and life returns to normal, hockey at its highest level (and lowest) will probably return at the best time of year.