This is what Hockey is all about

This is why I love Canadian hockey and a Canadian team:

Canadian hockey fans are amazing. As was the case in 2010, I felt the pull of the magnet to check out the prospects every single day. I was far from alone; every day hundreds of local hockey fans gathered in Millennium Place to do the same, many of them on more than one occasion. Sitting among those fans from day to day, chatting casually about this prospect or that, I felt a strong sense of community, of a shared and deep-rooted interest. Just as the 31 scrubs on the ice represented the seedlings of Oilers future, those who gathered to watch them were the grass roots fans of the club, and of the game. More so than at an actual Oilers game, where availability and affordability are issues. Not much corporate schmoozing going on at Millennium Place, just interested folks keeping a watchful eye on the hopefuls below. Lots of room for kids, and for interaction with some of the sweaty heroes at the end of the day.

Man, is the season here yet?