Man, these 4:00 p.m. hockey games are just like old times, back when I was doing radio for hockey and would be at the arena by mid-afternoon on Saturday just to have something to do.

I miss radio something fierce, mainly because of the community of people associated with the game—coaches, players, fellow media, SID staff, etc. My job is more rewarding, though.

What won’t be like old times is that I’ll have my Saturday night totally free. The game will let out by 6:30 or so, and the night will still be quite young.