in honor of the NHL playoffs that just started, i thought i would plug the HBO 24/7 series "road to the winter classic". it's a 4-part in-depth documentary that follows the washington caps and the pittsburgh penguins the month leading up to this year's winter classic. i am completely not a hockey fan, but my friend made me watch the first episode and it is just so well-done that i was hooked and came out of it actually liking/appreciating hockey. getting down and seeing all the nitty-gritty details the hockey players go through was incredibly fascinating and gave the game a whole new dimension that even i as a non-fan could appreciate. i didn't even know what the fucking winter classic was before i watched this documentary!
so coincidentally i caught the end of the caps-rangers game tonight on tv and it reminded me of the series. sadly it has done little to pique my actual interest in hockey as this was probably the first hockey game i've spent more than 5 minutes watching all season. pretty exciting game though, caps won in overtime. but anyway, if you're at all interested in team sports you should check out this series. plus as a bonus there are a few good-looking chaps there playing hockey...i am too embarrassed to name my favorite guy between the caps-pens but i will say he is on the caps. (and no it's not ovechkin)
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