IN FRONT OF THE MIC by ADAM HILL
T
MARIAN HOCKEY
raveling on a bus to various road games, I often wonder how many
miles and days these players and coaches have spent on a bus.
What have these players and coaches seen along the way? For
the most part, I bet they’ve only seen winding roads, trees, and
empty fields.
I’ve never been to Canada, but I’ve always wondered what
a trip across Ontario would look like? Or what a trip on a bus
through British Columbia would look like. I might be wrong when I
say this, but I would really like to know what a trip through Quebec
would be like. How different of a roadie would it be with everything
being French?
I often wonder what the most grueling bus trip in America is. I have
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believe anytime that the Abbotsford Heat travel it has to be a long trip. Their
nearest
opponent in the AHL is nearly 1,600 miles away. They may play In Canada, but most of their
opponents are located in the United States. One of their divisional opponents is the Charlotte
Checkers, and that trip is 4,300 miles or 45 hours of bus time.
This season the Sabres will embark on a quite a few long trips that will require stays in a
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