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@HenryStaelens My eldest son has recently started playing at university. So as parents we’re now experiencing the joys of late nights / early morning ice time to support our boy. We rarely see an ice pad empty before they start playing so the demand is clear to see.

Just spoke to the BBC about the demand for ice rinks in the UK - piece out next week. The mainstream media's intrigue in the sport is getting less absurd each time they look at the sport - from the ridiculous FT article about why women follow ice hockey, then to the potential 'spike in interest' from Heated Rivalry, now finally true journalism about something that matters. Waiting lists at nearly all clubs. Many hours of travel just to train. 2million tickets sold annually to league/cup fixtures. Biggest indoor sport in the country (by a long way). The sport has grown quietly, well-past the current infrastructure available. This is not just a supply and demand issue that will 'go away'.

What better way to spend a Sunday night / Monday morning…in a damp, freezing cold ice rink. Go Bears! 🐻

@steelershockey Maybe I’m just old, but I remember a time when the opposition could just simply be a better team. Sadly these days it seems we cannot lose without there being mass hysteria, and demands for summary justice and a public lynching.

Final score 🧡🏒 #SteelersHockey

@eightyfourosaur @ChillKessel Very true. I must admit I do cringe when I see someone wearing multiple teams’ gear. Leafs cap, Redwings jersey, etc. 😆

@BritPen @ChillKessel Pens, Leafs, Ducks, Kings & Rangers stuff all pops up regularly SportsDirect & Primark so you can never be sure!

Randomly met a (British) Pens fans at the local Subway today. We talked about how much we need Sid back 🐐 Nice to meet someone who wasn't just wearing American sports attire for fashion because they liked the logo. He had a Pens stanley cup shirt so I could tell he was a fan.

@ChillKessel Yeah the more vintage stuff can often determine whether they are a fan or not. But the vintage shops up here have loads of North American sports gear so you never can be certain.

@BritPen Yeah his was a really unusual shirt, like a throwback looking Mario Lemieux/90s cup shirt so he either was a Pens fan or had a Yinzer parent 😆

@ChillKessel Many times I’ve acknowledged a fellow Pens’ fan only to have them look back at me blankly. Not always though, but I’m wary about people out of context in Pens’ gear.

For the most part I gave up talking to foreigners in American sports attire because they often just like the "look"

@ItsKarlWest Bring it on mate! We need new ideas and new enthusiasm 💪🏻

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@scuff7 Exactly this. I’ve heard rumours of the likely increase in the cost of hospitality, so I reckon the ST increase is simply, and sadly, the owners of the arena increasing the cost of using the building.

People not getting that the extra isn't actually to cover 'the new benefits for an ST holder'. The extra stuff is a frippery. The extra cost is to cover running costs etc. We don't own our barn,& as other teams are finding out, those match night costs are getting more expensive

@alzheimerssoc @CrookesSocial @HelpSheffield #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper

My youngest son's band is headlining at Crookes Social Club next Thursday 12th March Raising money for the Alzheimer's Society Come along - support local music and Sheffield bands Entry is £5 on the door IG: @badblood_bandofficial E: badbloodbanduk@gmail.com

@ChillKessel You’re not on your own and I enjoy your hockey posts 👍🏻

I'm not sure my posts get seen as much as they used to. But I refuse to pay for this app. I basically talk about hockey to myself on here anyway, who cares

@bobgrove91 Haha - I feel your pain Bob. If it’s any consolation, the lunchtime kick offs (7:30am for you guys) aren’t exactly popular over here.

@BritPen Yes it is. Now do what you can to eliminate those couple 7:30 AM Premier League starts…

11 of Pens’ last 25 GP will start at 5:30 or earlier, a concentration that has happened only once before in their history (1998-99).

@KatieTalksPens Today has definitely been a good day for hockey! Got home from seeing @steelershockey win to see us go up 2-0. And now 3! 🥳

A Rusty power play goal that actually stands today 😍 3-0 midway through the game #LetsGoPens

@KatieTalksPens 😂 It has to happen at some point - but I’ve thought for a while that Geno and Sid (probably Tanger too) would want to go together.

@BritPen Yeah, I think the most likely scenario is that if he wants to play another year, the Pens will give him a one-year contract (with a pay reduction). Just trying to feel out what might happen if the Pens decide against it. Trying to mentally prepare myself for the worst case 😂

Do you think, if the Penguins don’t re-sign Geno for next season, he will retire or he will sign for a different team?

@KatieTalksPens But I get the attraction of Florida in family terms.

@KatieTalksPens I understand what you’re saying but I think if they can reach a deal then he’ll stay. He may well need to take a reduction but I think if we make the post season and things look like they’re going to improve then he might get offered a role for one more year.

@bobgrove91 Would love to know what they saw to determine “interference”.

That is a ridiculous call.