I don't like hockey. I don't seek out Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights, I refuse to play ridiculous amounts of money to go to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, heck I don't even like my local OHL team even though they are the defending Memorial Cup Champions (aka. They beat Sidney Crosby last year before he jumped to the NHL).

I have a few theories as to why I don't like hockey, here's my list:

1)  I'm on the track and field team at my school and the track where train runs around the ice rink, when we usually have practice so does the men's hockey team. Why is this bad? 1)  it's freezing cold when we train, 2) when you're standing next to the board the players like to shoot the puck as hard as possible so it hits the glass next to your head scaring the crap out of your, and 3) before netting was put up around the top of the boards someone usually got hit by a puck at least once a week. Needless to say, I don't like our hockey team.

2)    2) All my life I've seen hockey players receive preferential treatment over everyone else, no matter what level they play at.

3)    3) They smell. Mainly because they don't wash their equipment. I don't think their mothers introduced them to Frebreeze.

But I have a dirty little secret, every four years... I watch... Olympic Hockey.... Shhhh, don't tell anyone. But just like a have a theory as to why I don't; like hockey, I have a theory as to why I like Olympic hockey.

1) The fact that Canada went so long without the gold in what many consider to be our national sport.

2)    2) Every Canadian who plays hockey in the NHL wants to play for their country in the Olympics and they will work their butts off to be able to, yet not everyone gets chosen.

3)      3) The Team is made up of the best NHLers, yet instead of playing for millions of dollars like they usually are, they're playing for the love of their country and their desire to bring home the gold.

4)      4) The fact that Canada's women's team dominates every team they play. (Fun Fact: they've won all of their games leading up to the gold medal match by a combined score of 42-1, INSANE!)

5)      5) Wayne Gretzky. He looks like my dad so I like him, enough said.

I try not to read too much into my love for Olympic hockey, I mean during the Olympics I also get really into curling, figure skating, cross country skiing, and any other sport Canada has a chance to medal in. Heck, I'd watch Zamboni jumping if they awards Olympic medals for it!

So until next time, lets just keep this out little secret, and remember to keep your stick on the ice (thanks Red-Green)!

My apologies in advance if I don't post for awhile, I've got 2 mid-terms and a big track meet coming up this next week.