Detroit, class of the league

The Detroit Red Wings once again got into trouble with their airplane. A few weeks ago it got stuck in the St. Louis mud, this time they had trouble landing in snowy Montreal. After turning around four times the plane could finally land safely.

Luckily this did not effect the Wings, who are the class of the league right now, and they comfortably beat the Canadiens 4-1. It is a shame we don't get to see more games between these teams, or between Detroit and Toronto, Boston, or the New York Rangers for that matter. Hopefully, with the new schedule the Wings will make a lot more trips to these cities next season.

The highlight of the night was when Chris Chelios was awarded the 3rd star of the game and the ovation the crowd, that booed their own team, gave him when he acknowledged his old fans. This is where he began his NHL career in 1984-85. That really warms your heart. In a pre-game ceremony he was joined by a bunch of greats, Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio among others, to celebrate the 81 years of competition between the two so-called Original Six clubs.

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Today the total amount of visits to my blog reached the 1,000 mark (since October, when I started monitoring the blog). I just want say that it is great that so many people from all over the world seem to enjoy what I'm writing about. I will do my best to keep it up and not disappoint you.