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Rivalry Series begins this weekend in Hartford. TSN/NBCSN airing live starting at 4 PM PT. https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1070824

If you haven't already signed up for the presale, do it quickly. General tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10. https://www.hondacenter.com/usa-vs-canada-presale-info/ Got mine, section 218. Glass seats, behind the benches and boxes look to be sold out already. Hope to see plenty of you all there!

That and their Hop Ottin' are always so consistent and damned good. I was drinking Cali-Wines last night by the time the game came on. Definitely glad it was something stronger after that flameout.

Some of the best hockey, period. You're welcome, and totally get the bias there, have a bit myself.

Tell me they've improved. I got blasted up and down the street at Four Continents back in February because the options sucked in the arena. I'll take that in the spirit it was intended. Also, had the Black Rice Ale at AVBC. Darker beer, but definitely a three-season pounder at 3.8%.

Pre-Olympic tour? Saw them in San Jose on that tour, great game, especially with all the roster uncertainty on the US side of things.

Ducks with a little more info, looks like some special packages will be on sale as well as game tickets. https://www.nhl.com/ducks/fans/we-play-weekend I signed up, will let you all know what the offerings are when I get the email.

San Jose doesn't look anything at all like a playoff team. Throw them in with LA and Edmonton, there's your bottom three in the division. I also think Calgary is going to be worse than people think. Lot of pundits have them penciled in to make the playoffs, just not seeing it pan out.

Went to Anderson Valley a couple of weeks ago, plenty of good stuff on tap. Had the latest incarnation of their Gose series, a Cherry Gose. Delicious. No Winter Solstice as of yet, but the Chai Summer Solstice was good. Hit up Heretic a few hours later, and man, are they killing the IPAs. Primo Diablo is still my favorite pepper beer, their Evil Cousin IPA with Habanero. And they've got the Hazy New England type IPAs on lock, even running a Double IPA called Juicier than Thou. Looking forward to getting over to Noble and possibly Bottle Logic later in the season when I'm down haunting the Ponda. And for anyone down by Great Park, Left Coast has a tasting room just down the road from the new practice facility. Lot of variety, and food.

I've been hearing rumors over the last month, and USA Hockey confirmed that the women's national team will be playing at Honda Center on February 8th of next year. Tickets go on sale November 13th. https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1054532 For all you Hilary Knight fans, this is something to bookmark. And odds are that Orange County's own Annie Pankowski will be part of the squad taking on Canada that day. Short of the apocalypse, I'll be there! (Admins, feel free to move this, but as Knight practiced with the Ducks, and Pankowski's a former Lady Duck, I'm hedging my bets.)

Sharks, iced! Nice to see the fledglings not sit back after getting clocked early. Also, Ritchie....jeeez dude, get some hands.

LOL, Kings.

At which point, they'll have another team to fight to make it into the postseason. Fall off after Vlasic, Burns, Karlsson in the D corps is steep. And the carousel of the third and fourth lines has already begun. Goodrow and Melker Karlsson have had plenty of time to develop, and last season's numbers from them, wah-wah-wah.

Getz until he retires. Then, we'll talk. As for the A's, no Kes, no Perry. Give 'em to Rico, Silf.

Good Gulls, keep building for the push. Oh, and keep beating up the Reign. This isn't a damned monarchy, it's a constitutional republic!