Hey there, friend. Welcome to hockey! You may have wound up here by happy accident of happenstance (happenstaccident?). Perchance an acquaintance of yours has been rambling nonstop about how great hockey is, how it is the best sport in the world, and how There Is Nothing Like Playoff Hockey? (Those things aren't not true, but we'll get to them later.) Anyway, you're here, reading about the subject of hockey, and that's what's important. The playoffs have just begun, which means you literally could not have picked a better time to get interested.
Of course, it's possible that you're sick of hearing about how great hockey is by now.