![]() ![]() But I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered anything that provides as much attention to real-world detail in a sports game as NHL 09 does. I’ve played racing games, football games, basketball games. So if I was to ever really understand the sport, I was going to need a good education. Still, I must confess that compared to say, football, my in-depth knowledge of hockey is a bit lacking. ![]() (After which ticket prices held me at arm’s length again.) I even managed to make it to a game the year the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. One of my best friends here in Colorado can tell you anything you ever wanted to know about the Detroit Red Wings, for example, right down to how many teeth that one grizzled old Russian dude has lost. It wasn’t until I moved to Colorado a year before the Quebec Nordiques (remember them?) reloaded as the Colorado Avalanche that I began to discover the game … as well as some of its ferociously devoted fans. You’d think that a state that spends much of the winter in an ice-lock would inspire more love for this sport. Growing up in Iowa, some sports were important, some weren’t.
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