For my fellow hockey fans....
The Funeral Burgers: Blackhawks' story a holiday gift to hockey
Hockey is the best sport there is. We fans all know that. That's why we live, breathe, and die for our teams.
But, you know, there are other sports that have elements of hockey in them. Football has its hitting, basketball its speed, and baseball it's skill. So it's not necessarily the sport itself that's so great.
What makes hockey great are the players, and this story is a classic example of that.
It has nothing to do with humility, or lack of ego. I mean, there are some hockey players out there with enormous egos. And, for some, the humility thing is just an act. And we all know who those guys are. Sure, there are fewer of those guys in the NHL than in any other team sport, but they're still out there.
No, what makes hockey players the best athletes anywhere is the fact that they're fans, too - and they haven't forgotten that.
They don't just go to games to play, but they also go to watch the hockey - and they get the best seats in the house to do that. They admire a teammate's skill, or an opponent's shot, just like the rest of us. They love the hitting and the fights. They cheer their favorite teams and players. They ask each other for autographs for their kids and nieces and nephews. And they treat their fans like fellow fans.
Hockey players aren't the down to earth good guys that we know because they're taught to be that way. They're like that because they are us - they're hockey fans, too. And that's why we love and respect them - and the sport - so much. We're all a part of one big team.
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