Sports?! I have a sports-related entry here?!
Yes, it's true.
I can't say I'm a die-hard hockey fan, but it is one of my favorite sports. I had been looking forward to being able to go to some Coyotes games once I was done with school. Imagine my dismay, then, at the lockout, which still shows few signs of abating any time soon.
The first hockey team to capture my interest was the Phoenix Roadrunners, an IHL team that played here for several years before being eclipsed by the NHL interlopers from Winnipeg and fading away into the night.
So news comes this morning that minor league hockey is coming back to Phoenix. They're calling the team the Roadrunners though they otherwise have no relation to the late, lamented team, showing that they recognize the power of the name of a once-loved local team. I just wish Major League Baseball had paid attention to this when they named the relocated Expos the Washington Capitals instead of the Senators. But I digress.
Claude Lemieux is the new team's president. Another prominent Phoenix hockey name.
I am pleased. Just waiting to find out when tickets go on sale.
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