It’s one of the biggest highlights of being at the game, seeing your friends.

I’m not talking about the ones on the ice, although I definitely miss them as well.

The friends I’ve made over the past few years thanks to places like Twitter and Facebook, and seeing their happy shinning faces when I pass them in the halls, or when we all gather to watch warm-ups down by the glass.

We don’t sit together during the game, but occasionally I’ll send out a text for an “air high five” from across the rink.  After games we chat about those who are playing hot, and those who are simply playing with fire.

Together we brand players with their own special nicknames and have our own private jokes.

I’m counting down the days til hockey starts again, and I get to see my friends hanging at our favorite place of all.

53 days til we meet again.

GO DUCKS!!!