The first time you strap on a pair of skates is a defining moment in any players career, you either love the game or you hate it. The desire to get in the game often comes from an outside source. For Dallas Stars’ forward Jamie Benn, it was his mother and the ever popular TimBits hockey program that lit the lamp early for the 24-year-old native of Victoria, B.C.
“My mom threw my brother in TimBits when he was little, I guess she got sick of me one day, so she threw me out there too.”
While young fans across the world may label Benn as their hockey hero, he too found himself idolizing a hockey great during the early years.
“Joe Sakic, I had all his posters on my wall, a couple signed pictures, so he was my idol growing up.”
Some of the best memories stem from countless hours spent at the rink. While those memories are still intact, it’s the friendships forged through the game that still stick with Benn to this day.
“You work your way up at every level and play with so many players, the best part for me was most of my best friends today are the guys that I played hockey with growing up. We still keep in touch and that’s probably the biggest memory that I have.”
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You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family. Lucky for Benn, his best friend turned out to be one in the same, older brother Jordie also plays within the Stars organization, an experience that was never expected, but one that won’t soon be forgotten.
“It’s crazy, we grew up wanting to make the NHL, you don’t really dream of playing on the same team as your brother, it’s been a great experience. It’s one that we’re going to remember for the rest of our lives.”
Like any young kid growing up in Canada, once you play hockey, the dream of the NHL always seems to be the goal. But while most kids nowadays strive to excel at one sport and one sport only, Benn found the benefits of practicing out of the rink and on the field.
“I think you don’t need to play one sport all year round when you’re a young kid, go out there and play as many sports as you can if you can. Baseball is something I enjoyed in the summer to get away from hockey and it’s something I played all the way until grade 12. It really helped out my hockey career and kept me interested and I still love both sports to this day.”
Despite a knack for baseball, hockey prevailed and the reality that the NHL was a possibility struck during time spent with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).
“My first and only year of junior A hockey in Victoria, I heard rumors of NHL scouts being at games and showing interest in me. That summer I got drafted and that was the first step toward achieving my goal of making the NHL.”
Drafted by the organization he now calls home, Benn went 129th overall during the 2007 Entry Draft. But before finding success in the big show, he found his now famous stride in a smaller arena, making his mark within the Western Hockey League playing two seasons for the Kelowna Rockets, an organization he humbly credits for the developmental opportunity.
“Pretty high, they’re at the top of the list or close to it, they were a big part in my development. I have to give a big thanks to Bruce Hamilton, and the entire organization for developing me into this kind of hockey player.”
While the support system at the rink is key in on ice development, it’s the fan base a player finds at home that provides an equally beneficial key to success.
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“My family, they have such a big part in where you want to go in life. My parents gave me a lot of support along the way. Our sister has been there for us whenever we needed her and then my brother, being there for me and having him to compete against to get better each and every day both on and off the ice.”
Despite a clear love of the game, Benn’s family, his father especially, made a point to ensure that the flame still burned bright, lending him a piece of advice that has stuck with him throughout the years.
“It came from my Dad. Just have fun with what you do, every once in awhile when we were going to hockey or coming home, he’d ask are you having fun? Our answer was always yes. But he’d say there’s no point in playing if you aren’t having fun, we definitely enjoyed playing hockey growing up.”
Making it to the NHL provides a memory in and of itself, but each player holds different moments of their success close to the heart. For Benn, a few came to mind quickly, especially the profound achievement announced earlier this week.
“World Junior Gold Medal, NHL first goal and I guess yesterday was a pretty special day for me being named Captain.”
Some would believe that adding Captain to your resume may lend added pressure to your game. For Benn, the title will be worn with honor and his competitive nature will remain the same.
“No added pressure, I’m not going to change anything that I do. I think the coaches here and the GM picked me because of the way I go about my business as a hockey player. For me being younger it’s obviously a big honor and being able to lead by example both on and off the ice.”
A dream that some may never achieve, the thought that it could become a possibility grew as the summer progressed.
“I kind of thought about it throughout the summer a bit, obviously trading Brenden Morrow last year, I knew there was going to be a new captain this year. It was something I definitely wanted.”
When you think of Texas, hockey is never at the forefront of ones thoughts. While some fans in the league don’t find Dallas to be a large hockey market, many others are quickly realizing that hockey in the lone star state is anything but lonely.
“It’s growing, just talking to the people down here, after they see their first game they love it and they want to come back. We’re trying to promote it as players down here and it’s growing. I think the fans really enjoy it, especially when they come to watch a game.”
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Fans getting in the game have a lot to look forward to as the season quickly skates towards opening night. With the franchise as a whole making changes to better their shot at the ultimate prize, the Stars find themselves with some exciting changes on the roster this season.
“It was a pretty crazy summer for the Stars, new coach, new GM, made some big trades. We brought in a couple of veteran guys who know how to win in this league and have been around for awhile. Then getting Tyler Seguin was obviously huge for us, a guy that’s been to the finals and won one year, he brings a lot of experience for such a young guy too.”
A new letter adorning his jersey hasn’t changed the sentiments of Benn heading into a new season, like many of his colleagues around the league, getting back on the ice can’t come soon enough.
“It feels like a fresh start around here with the new players and the people that have come in. I’m excited to get the season going, to see what we can build and find as a team for chemistry. Obviously playing with Tyler Seguin this year will be exciting.”
Anyone can see what Benn brings to the ice, but it’s his shy, quiet off ice personality they may find surprising.
“I’m a pretty quiet guy, I don’t talk too much in the dressing room, my personality is pretty funny, at least I like to think. I like to crack jokes and joke around a bit.”
With an 82 game season about to face off, down time will become a thing of the past and quickly, but when it does present himself Benn is just like the rest of us.
“I’m a pretty chill guy, I don’t really do much when I don’t have to. Going to a movie, laying on the couch and watching TV, playing N64, old school.”
Something that fans may miss on their newly named captain this season, his infamous locks.
“I like my hair a lot, but I changed it up a bit, a little bit of a mohawk thing,” laughed Benn. “Party in the back business in the front.”
Business being a key component in that final statement, for Benn and his Stars a new season brings a fresh start with plenty of excitement. Fans have a lot to look forward to and a quiet, well rounded, offensive powerhouse wearing #14 to help give it to them.
Excited that Jamie Benn is the new Captain? Dallas Stars TV was in the locker room as GM Jim Nill shared the news with the team and it’s a pretty neat inside look at their reactions! Check out the video here.
The San Jose Sharks announced this morning that they will return seven players to their AHL affiliate Worcester Sharks. First round pick defenseman Mirco Mueller will also return to his junior club the Everett Silvertips of the WHL after inking a standard entry level contract with the Sharks.
The following players will report to Worcester for training camp:
Forwards: Troy Grosenick
Defenseman: Sena Acolatse
Forwards: Curt Gogol, Eriah Hayes, Brodie Reid, Rylan Schwartz, and Daniil Tarasov
The Sharks roster now stands at 34 players heading into the next preseason game where they host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday Sept 24th. Check out the full roster here.
The Los Angeles Kings announced their next round of roster cuts today.
Being loaned to the Manchester Monarchs (Kings’ AHL affiliate) are:
Defensemen
Colin Miller
Alex Roach
Nicolas Deslauriers
Forwards
Andy Andreoff – C
Jordan Weal – C
Brian O’Neill – RW
Maxim Kitsyn – LW
Robert Czarnik – C
Goalies
Martin Jones
J.F. Berube
The Kings also assigned the following players to Manchester’s training camp:
Goalie Mathias Niederberger, right wings Cameron Maclise & Scott Sabourin, and defenseman Vincent LoVerde.
The Kings’ top pick at the 2013 draft, Valentin Zykov, is headed back to his junior team Baie-Comeau of QMJHL to continue another year of development. The promising young prospect got to stay around a few days to be a “sponge” in the words of head coach Darryl Sutter.
The Kings have also announced that center Marc-Andre Cliche and right wing Brandon Kozun were both placed on waivers today and will be reassigned to the Manchester Monarchs if they clear. Kozun, who stands at a diminutive 5’9, was a long shot to make a stacked Kings roster deep on the right side. Cliche was also a long shot as Kings are deep at center and have higher skilled prospects itching to make the leap into the NHL.
The San Jose Sharks played their second preseason game at home against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, where the game went into overtime. Logan Couture would net the overtime goal to give the Sharks the win 3-2, all Sharks’ goals coming on the power play.
Several Sharks players made their preseason debut, including Sena Acolatse and Curt Gogol, while Thornton, Burns and Hertl were out of the lineup for the night.
Harri Sateri started in net for the Sharks as the competition to start behind netminder Antti Niemi for the regular season continued to play out in the preseason between him and Alex Stalock.
San Jose started the first period with Sateri making some solid saves with the Coyotes putting on the pressure. Matt Nieto came out of the gates with both speed and skill on a line with Tommy Wingels, who nearly put one past Mike Smith. The Coyotes would score first on a power play with Sharks John McCarthy off for holding. Phoenix’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson put it top shelf from a feed from former Shark Tim Kennedy to put the Coyotes up 1-0. The Sharks would have a few good looks at the net but would head into the first break down a goal.
The Sharks began the second period with an almost immediate power play as the Coyotes’ Chris Brown drew a 4 minute high sticking call. Freddie Hamilton would find the back of Smith’s net 52 seconds into the power play with Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture assisting on the play, tying the game at 1. The Sharks would go on to kill off a Phoenix power play midway through the 2nd period. Another Coyotes penalty put the Sharks on the power play again. This time Jason Demers would sail one in off a feed from Pavelski and Marleau, pushing San Jose ahead 2-1. With 31 seconds to go in the second period, Phoenix would tie it up with a goal by Andy Miele.
Both teams brought up the intensity in the 3rd period with several tense moments between players in front of Sateri’s net. Logan Couture was hit hard from behind by Coyotes’ Chris Brown and was slow to get up and back on the ice. After the game, Couture was surprised that the hit didn’t draw a penalty. “I almost went in head first to the boards, five feet away, had my back to the guy, I was shocked it wasn’t a penalty.” Brown would again put the Sharks on the power play with a roughing call but the Coyotes would kill off San Jose’s drive to the net leaving the score tied at 2 and on to overtime.
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Logan Couture netted the game winning goal on a power play as Phoenix was called for too many men. Couture played the puck behind the net which then deflected off Mike Smith’s skate and went in. Final score 3-2, with the Sharks getting their second preseason win.
Both Freddie Hamilton and Matt Nieto played an impressive game and Coach McLellan talked after the game about Hamilton’s drive. “He’s playing like he wants to make the team…He’s responsible all over the rink, on the power play, he got a chance and he made good on it and his responsibility in all three zones.” McLellan indicated that we may see Hamilton up at the NHL level and that he felt confidence in his play to give him the ice time if he was brought up. On Nieto, McLellan highlighted “His speed, his tenacity, he’s on top of pucks.” Coach commented on what the new guys bring to the game and its affect on other players. “I really like the competitiveness among some of the players right now, including the veterans, they’re pushing, the young guys are pushing them.”
Other notable players who stood out for McLellan were Bracken Kearns and John McCarthy, who maybe aren’t as flashy as Hamilton and Nieto but get the job done. As the preseason winds down, the Sharks roster will tighten up. More cuts are expected before the Sharks take on the Vancouver Canucks at home on Tuesday.
On Saturday afternoon the Lightning announced that they have trimmed their roster down to forty, sending eighteen back to CHL and AHL teams. General Manager Steve Yzerman made this move to ready the Syracuse Crunch for their training camp which starts on Tuesday in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Those returning to the AHL are:
Brady Brassart
Cedrick Desjardins
Danick Gauthier
Riku Helenius
Charles Landry
Max Langelier-Parent
Dan Milan
Joey Mormina
Eric Neilson
Nikita Nesterov
Carl Nielsen
Drew Olson
Evan Rankin
Tanner Richard
Artem Sergeev
Luke Witkowski
Two players, Henri Ikonen and Slater Koekkoek, are headed back to their OHL teams. Adam Erne, who impressed in the opening preseason game was susepended for three preseason games. On Friday the Lightning announced he would head back to his junior team. While this was a questionable decision on Steve Yzerman’s part, this will give the 2013 second round pick another year of training.
Of the remaining forty man roster, including twenty-three forwards, fourteen defensemen, and three goalies, many have spent a significant amount of time with the Lightning in the past. Sixteen players spent all of last season on the team while eleven split time between the Syracuse Crunch and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jonathan Drouin, the team’s first round pick in 2013 is one the players remaining on the roster as well as goalie Kristers Gudlevskis, a fifth round pick.
Hockey Fest
September 8th kicked off the LA Kings Annual Hockey Fest celebration. The event sold out with over 3,000 tickets purchased. The morning began with a ‘Town Hall’ meeting and audience Q&A featuring Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi, newly appointed Assistant GM Rob Blake, Vice President/Hockey Operations and Legal Affairs Jeff Solomon, Head Coach Daryl Sutter and the “Voice of the Kings” TV Broadcaster Bob Miller. Most questions involved salary cap issues and player contracts but, before every single question asked during the event, a very sincere thank you and words of appreciation were given from fans old and new, from near LA and those with a far commute. Following the Q&A session there was a small pep rally and player introduction. Due to a family commitment center Mike Richards was not in attendance.
Following the Town Hall meeting was the fan favorite Kids Only Press Conference featuring defensemen Drew Doughty and Matt Greene, goaltender Jonathan Quick, and left-wing Kyle Clifford. Hosted by the Kings in-arena host JayFlats, co-host and former Ice Crew member Carlynn Bathe and Bailey the mascot, the press conference opened up with the first question directed to all players “Can you twerk?” the audience and players alike laughed with amusement but unfortunately none of the players volunteered. Other questions were “Do you have any pets?” “What did you do with the Stanley Cup?” “What is your favorite comic book?” “What team do you hate the most?” and countless other questions only to come from the mind of a child.
The rest of the day consisted of tours of the Kings locker room, ice skating on the Staple Center ice (the first up close introduction of the new logo at center ice), video shoots for the new opening video to be played on the jumbo-tron at Staples Center before all home games, the release of the annual Ice Crew swimsuit calendar, player autograph sessions, a Fox Sports West media panel, and analytic coaching and special teams Q&A.
Rookie Camp/SoCal Hockey Future Games
September 7th was the first of 2 SoCal Hockey Future games between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings. The event took place at the Ducks home arena the Honda Center and was free to the public with over 7,000 fans in attendance. If fans were unable to make it to the Honda Center there was a live stream of the game online. The rookie Kings won the game with a final score of 6-1. Goals scored by the Kings included 2 by Tanner Pearson, 2 by Andy Andreoff, 1 for Nicolas Deslauriers, and 1 for Colin Miller. J.F. Berube blocked 26 of 27 shots during his 40 minutes of play and Mathias Niederberger finished off the 3rd period in net.
September 9th concluded the 2 game series between the rookie Ducks and Kings players at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Ca. The event was again streamed online and cost of admission was a $5 donation towards the Kings Care charity organization. The Kings swept the Ducks in the final game of the series 3-2 with 40 minutes of fighting penalties between the two rookie teams. Official lineup and stats for the game can be seen here.
A shoot out followed both games with the Kings shooting first each time. The Ducks won the shoot out at the Honda Center and the Kings won the shootout at the Toyota Sports Center.
Training camp
The Kings took the ice for the first time on Thursday September 12th at their practice center in El Segundo Ca. The first group came out at 10am and group B took the ice at 2pm. Captain Dustin Brown left the ice early due to a mild hamstring injury.
September 15th marked the first preseason game for the Kings with 2 games scheduled with a split squad against the Phoenix Coyotes. The lineup for both games can be viewed here. Unfortunately the Kings lost both games with scores of 5-1 at Staples Center and 4-2 at the Jobing.com Arena. The biggest news from those games was Kings center Jordan Nolan’s legal hit on Coyotes Rusty Klesla which resulted in Klesla leaving the ice on a stretcher. Nolan received a minor penalty for roughing and upon leaving the penalty box Coyotes Paul Bissonnette left the bench in an illegal line change to join in on an altercation resulting in a 10 game suspension. Bissonnette is appealing his suspension, however if the appeal is not granted the first game he will be eligible to play in will coincidentally be against the Kings at the Staples Center October 24th. Video of the hit can be seen here.
The 1st round of preseason cuts were made September 16th, reassigning 8 players to junior teams and leaving 49 players on the Kings roster. The reassigned players included:
Justin Auger – RW (to Guelph Storm of OHL)
Matthew Campagna – C (to Sudbury of OHL)
Patrik Bartosak – G (to Red Deer of WHL)
Nick Ebert – D (to Windsor of OHL)
Dominik Kubalik – LW (to Sudbury of OHL)
Zachary Leslie – D (to Guelph of OHL)
Kurtis MacDermid – D (to Owen Sound of OHL)
Marcus McIvor – D (to Brampton of OHL)
The Kings 2nd preseason game took place September 17th at the Honda Center against the Ducks with a Kings win of 6-0. Goals scored by the Kings included 2 for Jeff Carter and 1 each for Matt Frattin (his first playing for the Kings), Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, and Scott Sabourin. Jonathan Quick made his first preseason appearance in net for the first two periods blocking a total of 12 shots, while Mathieu Garon finished out the third period stopping 11 shots.
The Kings faced an overtime loss Friday night at the Pepsi Center against the Colorado Avalanche with a final score of 4-3. The Avalanche scored the first goal of the game early into the 1st period followed by 2 goals for the Kings. The second period saw no goals by either team. Then just 38 seconds into the third period, Dwight King scored a power play goal with the Kings leading 3-1. By the end of the period Colorado tied up the game and scored only 45 seconds into overtime. In net for the Kings were Ben Scrivens and Martin Jones.
Saturday September 21st saw the second round of cuts. 1 player was re-assigned to a junior team and the other 14 cut will make appearances at the Manchester Monarchs training camp set to open Wednesday. See the story here for those cuts.
The next game is scheduled at home against the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday September 24th. The game will be televised on Fox Prime Ticket. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. This will be the last game before the Kings head out to Las Vegas and host the New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche for their annual Frozen Fury event. 2 game combo tickets are still available as well as single tickets to Friday and Saturday‘s game at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
I started counting down to the last night’s Blackhawks game when I walked away from the Stanley Cup parade downtown. Of course, it was easier when the schedule was released; but, to say I’ve been looking forward to hockey season is an understatement.
Even if it is “just preseason.”
Preseason is the time to test things out — prospects like the Broadhurst boys, who I watched play against my brother in high school, Khabibulin back in net after allllll these years, just who will take Frolik’s spot aside Marcus Kruger, and what we’re missing by sending Teuvo Teravainen back to Finland (answer: a lot… Only 19 and beating Crosby at faceoffs — come back soon).
Unfortunately, it’s also when we play the Penguins without Marian the “Boss-a” Hossa and Jonathan “Captain Serious” Toews.
Regardless, this was a big game for me. I didn’t mention it in my biography, but I’m battling a tough illness and hockey’s one of my support groups.
During my time in Connecticut, I unknowingly contracted Lyme Disease. I became very sick but wasn’t diagnosed for over a year. The first line of treatment didn’t help. It’s dramatically changed my life. But, when I was far away I had my teams from home to keep me connected. Moving back to Illinois meant being closer to my own family, friends, and teams.
And, earlier this year, when I had to do nightly IV treatments at home, the Blackhawks’ streak was a perfect distraction. I even had a custom-knit PICC line cover designed after the Blackhawks socks.
I’ve been on a slow road to recovery, but have had a couple small setbacks lately and was looking forward to the distraction of hockey again.
Unfortunately, I had a terrible, painful episode sometime during the second period. Despite pain medicine, ice packs, and heating pads, I was down for the count. I struggled to watch the rest of the game from bed, fighting back tears.
I built the first televised game up to be something wonderful. Turns out it was a loss for both the Blackhawks and me.
Then I remembered there’s a lot of time to push forward. And, I thought about a note that came in a care package the organization sent me last season.
We’re supporting each other. And there’s plenty of fight left.
I attended the 2009 NHL Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Redwings at Wrigley Field… As if Chicago public transit on New Year’s morning weren’t hard enough, add a once-in-a-lifetime hockey game a Wrigley into the mix. I’ve never worn so many layers.
The hot chocolate was ice cold by the time it made it back to our seats. I couldn’t feel my fingers, my toes, my nose. But I could feel the excitement.
It was an amazing experience to see ice hockey in its purest form — outside, in winter.
It’s like pond hockey, but with the pros, and in one of the most beloved of sporting stadiums.
I remember wishing every hockey fan could experience something like that.
So, when, after I spent half of what should have been last hockey season in agony, cursing the hockey brass for withholding my favorite sport, I heard there would be several outdoor games this season, I was pretty excited.
There’s the makeup for last year’s of course, Toronto vs. Detroit at Michigan Stadium Jan. 1.
But also on the schedule are the following, the Outdoor Stadium Series —
- Anaheim vs. Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium Jan. 25.
- New Jersey vs. N.Y. Rangers at Yankee Stadium Jan. 26.
- N.Y. Islanders vs. N.Y. Rangers at Yankee Stadium Jan. 29.
- Pittsburgh vs. Chicago at Soldier Field March 1.
- Ottawa vs. Vancouver at BC Place March 2.
Some hockey fans are crying a-foul. They say all these outdoor games are going to ruin the sanctity of the Winter Classic event. I argue back that the imbalance in teams included to play already tarnished the event as much as something so wonderful could be tarnished, so hush and enjoy the magic already.
It’s hockey. It’s outside… and it’s good!
I’ve been asked on countless occasions, what press level is like, the experience and last of all the clothing expectations, it’s different for everyone. Photographers and camera crew tend to wear jeans, jackets and sneakers, as they are trekking all over the arena on game night. Any team or league personnel are in suits, scratched players, suits. That leaves the media core, who range from jeans or khakis and button downs to, well, suits. It’s a free for all. Obviously being a female member of the media nixes quite a few of the aforementioned clothing options.
What’s a girl to do? Get creative of course!
I was broached with the idea of featuring my media outfits this season by one of our contributors and one of our readers on two separate occasions.
“Put yourself out there Winter,” our contributor said. “Make fun of yourself, be witty, talk about press level life.”
I assure you, press level life isn’t exactly exciting. It’s viewing the game from a REALLY high vantage point and praying you don’t trip and fall to your death into a group of college guys on the balcony.
“Hey Winter,” our reader cooed. “Why not embarrass yourself all season and post photos of your press level outfits.”
In retrospect, it probably wasn’t presented with the terminology of embarrass yourself all season. But that is how I perceived it for the first few times the suggestion was on the table. Then, I got to thinking, we have such a strong fantastic readership comprised of fashionista types, working women and females trying to break into journalism, why not chronicle my season of press level and media event outfits.
Maybe my embarrassment will give some of you ideas for your workplace attire, if nothing else a good laugh.
Warning: I’m never one to follow trends, I love a bargain and I’ve been labeled by many to have an eclectic clothing vibe 85% of the time. I love my media job and for about 3/4 of the season, I get excited getting dressed for the game. The other quarter I’m tearing apart my closet screaming that I have nothing to wear, all the while staring at the 5 new pairs of shoes, two blouses and 4 pieces of jewelry I picked up the day before.
Last night kicked off the start of my fourth season covering the Boston Bruins, second for the Pink Puck and I’ve learned a few things along the way. In the coming season, I’ll share with you a variety of things, from the must haves in my media bag on game night, and embarrassing moments, to clothing tips that I’ve learned the hard way and probably much much more. It’s going to get personal.
For the remainder of the yet to fully face-off season, my closet is your closet, so hop along for the ride!
Preseason Boston vs. Detroit
Preseason Boston vs. Detroit
Breakdown:
3/4 Sleeve v-neck white blouse, TJMaxx, $16
Navy Blue satin, silk blend skinny leg dress pants, JCPenny, Clearance $9.50
Brown and Gold Peep toe pumps, 5 euro on a street corner in Germany
Yellow and Gold Studded bag, Marshalls, $25 (team spirit unintended, I just love the bag!)
Upon further inspection, I realize that I look overly patriotic, thanks in part to the bright red, soon to be switched out CCM lanyard for my snazzy media pass. USA, USA, USA!
Media Clothing Tip: Always pack a lightweight jacket or sweater. In the majority of the arenas I’ve visited, it’s been subarctic. It could be the Sahara outside, but press level will somehow manage to make you feel like you’re in Winnipeg in January with a 100% wind chill.
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