It’s late September in 2020, so naturally the Stanley Cup Final is in full-swing. The Tampa Bay Lightning have just won game three as the road team in a series taking place entirely in Edmonton, giving them a 2-1 series lead over the Dallas Stars. I’m not writing this now to remind you how weird things are in this moment, but rather as a hopeful way to remind myself when internet archaeology turns up this article as an interesting look at “the old times.”
One thing that hasn’t changed in all of the horrible flux of 2020 is the culture of hockey.