Jeff Marek of Sportsnet is always going on about how sports are never better than when you’re 12. And I agree.
That said, Hockey (at least for me) was never better than in 2012, when I was absolutely not 12 years old.
The Capitals went into Boston with their third string goalie and won with an OT G7 goal. We had that insane Philly v Pittsburgh series that had everything from line brawls to blow outs and even Phoenix went on a run and knocked off the Hawks and Predators, it was so much fun.
So, when did Hockey peak for you?
I am far from Philly and have not been there in a long, long time, so I can’t give you firsthand info what conditions are like. But the Flyers are also years removed from being a packed house sellout crowd. Also, one of the last home games before Chuck Fletcher got fired last year, the WFC was full of Rangers fans. They turned it into their barn for that game and beat us lol. You might go there and meet more Rangers fans than Flyers fans.
How’d you become a Flyers fan, then? I’m just interested in hearing that story. Was it because of a player? Family?
Sorta both. My parents aren’t even hockey people, they never played, they don’t skate, but for whatever reason they have always loved the Flyers. Combine that with Lindros being the effing man for about 6 years in the 90s, caused me to become a Flyers fan since then.
Honestly sometimes I wonder why I even like my team lol. They haven’t been good for about 14 years and we are in for at least another few tough years before Briere can clean out the Chuck Fletcher stink from Philly.
Fair enough! I think the Flyers are probably two years at most from being able to go deep, though. It’s only the goaltending that’s uh…OOF.