Welcome to Michigan Hockeycast 7.15, where we're not here to talk hockey.

We're ready to throw down.

We're ready to throw down. Alex, we are back. Do you think they missed us?

I would think a few people did.

Or is that like when you run out of the room and then come back a minute later and be like, did you miss me?

And everyone's like, we didn't know you were gone.

Is that more likely?

I've, maybe for some people.

So we didn't have a show last week due to some miscommunications and

equipment issues and me being out of town, which we will get to a little bit in a second.

But so that's why there was no hockey cast. I know there was a few of you out there at least that

were disappointed. Hopefully we can make it up to you with an A-plus show this week.

We have some fun things to talk about in addition to the normal hockey games.

So I had a big birthday weekend and went out of town and went to Denver to see, well, I saw my dad and we saw the city and

went to a couple of abs games, did a bunch of cool stuff. But have you been to many pro

hockey arenas? Only a few. So, okay, let me rephrase that. Outside of like the college hockey context.

Because I was thinking about this.

Like, sometimes like you watch NFL games on Sundays and you're like, oh, I've been to that stadium.

Oh, I've been to that stadium.

And then I realize, yeah, but not for an NFL game, but not for an NFL game, but not for an NFL game.

And that's kind of what's happening to me with like NHL NHL arenas now, where I've like, oh, I went to Boston or I went to Tampa, or you

go to the X in St. Paul, and you're like, but I still haven't seen an actual NHL game there.

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