Last September, Adrian Frankland took in one NHL hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes. It might not sound like a huge deal. After all, millions of people take in an NHL game each season. But Adrian would have to fly about 8,000 miles from Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (where he saw the tilt) to visit the nearest NHL rink in Los Angeles this coming season to attend an NHL game. And to see his beloved Philadelphia Flyers play at home it would be roughly 10,300 miles in the air.
Adrian is Australian, residing in the state of Victoria which is in the most southeast portion of the country and home to Melbourne.