Our last Barn Tour was in April of 2019…roughly 916 days ago. A lot has changed since then. Adam started University, the US got a new President, and Seattle got a new arena and a new hockey franchise. Oh yeah, our lives were also turned upside down by the worst pandemic in the history of North America. Thankfully, the Covid-19…
Friday, April 12, 2019 When it looked likely that the Winnipeg Jets would make the playoffs this year we purposely left this rink until the end of the season. Having heard and seen so much about the “Whiteout” that happens during a Jets playoff game we knew we had to experience it first-hand. The challenge with that idea becomes scheduling.…
Minnesota is a tough barn to work into a multi-barn trip so we bit the bullet and flew out to see it on it’s own. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 We landed, checked into our hotel and headed out for a drive. Adam, in his quest to go to all the US States, had figured out that a couple of them…
Adam and I hit the road for the first of our two March Break trips in 2019. Friday, March 8, 2019 Our first destination was Pittsburgh, one of our favourite cities and not just because it is home to the Penguins but also as it is home to my cousin Jason Lamb and his family. They are great people and…
Almost 2 decades before this rink trip my wife Mary and I walked into a LaMaze class and met a couple named Sherry and Carm. Who knew then that our two boys (born a couple of weeks apart) would become and remain life long best friends. And that, within a month of them turning 18, Adam and I would be in Montreal…
After a great couple of days celebrating Christmas with the families in Ontario, Adam and I headed west on Boxing Day to the awesome province of Alberta for a couple of rinks and some fun. Wednesday, December 26, 2018 I’m not a big shopper and generally do all I can to avoid shopping malls so it was very strange that the…
This trip combined two equally awesome things…Bruce Springsteen and hockey! Thursday, November 15, 2018 The last time we were in New York we had to deal with a major storm that hit the area pretty hard. There was so much ice that all three airports were closed and the Winnipeg Jets couldn’t fly in so they cancelled the game vs…
This trip started with the release of the NHL schedule in June. Adam noticed that the Pens were playing Vancouver Oct 27, 2018 so we booked a Thurs to Sun trip. Thursday, October 25, 2018 We landed in Vancouver about 6:00 pm, grabbed our rental car and drove pretty much straight south to Point Roberts, Washington. It’s a strange little…
Definitely a “top three” trip. Incredible scenery and amazing experiences as we went from the Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert. Saturday, March 10, 2018 We took an 8:00 am flight out of Toronto and (due to the time change) landed in Denver at 9:45 am. We were cutting it kinda close as the Colorado Avalanche game vs the Coyotes…
We had heard good things about the new Little Caesars Arena (opened 2017) but were really impressed once we got on site. Downtown Detroit is still a little sketchy as it undergoes its redevelopment phase but the arena itself is awesome. Adam’s friend Aidan and his family, dad Carm, mom Sherry and sister Ava were in in Detroit visiting…
