A Night in Scandinavium
Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden was definitely a dream vacation for this Canadian hockey fan. After being in Saudi Arabia for 6 weeks, journeying to Sweden was like going back home. I don’t mean to downplay the Swedish experience by saying that Sweden is Canada’s European cousin, but it really is....
Game On: AIK IF vs. Superman
Come on downtown and stay with me tonight… I got a pocket full of kryptonite… Stockholm, Sweden The worst thing that can happen to any hockey road-tripper or, I suppose, traveler in general, is ending your journey on a weak note or overstaying your welcome in one place. For...
How to travel to the Swedish Hockey League the hard way…
Orebro, Sweden Well, Florida, you have finally been beaten. The SHL definitely takes the cake when it comes to the absolute worst hockey travel day in the history of my psycho hockey adventures. After what I went through to make it to Behrn Arena in time for puck drop...
Massacre at the Ice House
Khobar, Saudi Arabia To the average recreational hockey player, the Ice House at the Oasis 3 Compound in Khobar probably seems like any old beer league barn straight from the playbook of Anytown, Canada. However, for the collector and connoisseur of international hockey rinks, something about that place just...