I'll finally admit that I like hockey. Not that I always have, but for the past few months I've been making an honest attempt at getting into it. It's the first time I've successfully convinced myself to appreciate a sport I wouldn't otherwise give much of a fuck about. More action plus raw combat with sticks and blades is hard to argue with. Maybe next to boxing, its one of the last un-tainted sports when it comes to absolute commerical saturation which detracts from the actual sport. Hockey players also seem to lack the ego that fucks up players in other sports. Or at least fucks up my perception of them.

No cheerleaders though.