(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Before you settle in for a night of good food, drinks, and cheering on your favorite team, head to Downtown Colorado Springs for the 12th running of the Super Half Marathon and Game Day 5K, this year featuring a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce costume contest! The Marathon, hosted by the Pikes […]
KAMLOOPS The sound of steel on a sharpening wheel will be heard in NHL arenas across the continent Wednesday (Jan. 13). The best players in the world will lace up their skates, as the National Hockey League regular season kicks off for another COVID-shortened season. For hockey people like Russ Hunter, it’s a welcome diversion.
“It’s the game we love, the greatest game on Earth,” Hunter says. “I think it’s going to bring a lot of excitement to a lot of folks who have been waiting for this day for a long time.”
The Players Bench owner has been in the hockey business for nearly three decades. The long-time retailer is stocked up with the latest NHL gear including a number of the Retro Rewind jerseys that were unveiled after the last season ended. Now he’s hoping hockey fans will want to suit up in their team’s colours.