We live in hyperbolic times, everything an absolute and most.
One radio commentator went so far as to call The Winter Classic “the greatest event ever played on the greatest continent.” 



We live in hyperbolic times, everything an absolute and most.
One radio commentator went so far as to call The Winter Classic “the greatest event ever played on the greatest continent.” 



I thought the idea of going to Detroit in the middle of winter was exotic.
It would be bitterly cold and there might even be some snow.
I dreamed of a blizzard. 
Airport closures…
In a world hushed by snow.
I was at the NHL’s Winter Classic with 105,000 others. It was a thrill to be there and see Toronto defeat Detroit in a shootout. 


The idea of HBO’s sports documentary 24/7 is enticing to hockey fans – especially those of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. 

They have that vocabulary in common with the coaches. Instead of details on strategy, style or even on their personalities, it’s a lot of “Let’s (fucking) go, boys!”

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