WINNIPEG – This is not a hockey bar.
There aren’t any TVs, or jerseys or memorabilia. A blues band plays underneath a neon “Country” sign. A poster on the wall reads, “What Would Neil Young Do?” Hipsters and miscreants dance. Whiskey pours.
A local artist enters, with her hair down and a tattoo of a musical note on her forearm. She pays the $10 cover and grins at the bouncer, who gives her a hug.
This is Amanda Von Riesen, Winnipeg hockey hero.
She is the least likely sports celebrity in this town, and she’s still pretty stunned by what’s happened over the last few months.