You never forget your first hockey game, and I will never forget mine. It was the start of a road trip where a couple of friends and I were going to travel around parts of the US and Canada, catching games at most of our stops. First on the agenda was a National Women’s Hockey League game in Northford, Connecticut where we would watch the Connecticut Whale take on the Boston Pride.
I was excited. I knew it wasn’t going to be as huge as the NHL games I’d seen on TV up until that point, but I was genuinely shocked when we pulled up outside a small family rink.