02/09/2026
The wait for the NHL season is officially KILLING me. 😭🏒
Because what do you mean I discovered hockey, made the NHL part of my personality, and now I’m just supposed to sit here… AND WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO START?
That was NOT in the contract.
I miss opening my phone and having hockey to watch.
I miss complaining about how late the games start.
I miss having multiple games on at the same time and not knowing which one to watch.
I miss the goals.
The rivalries.
The collective meltdowns.
The players taking over my timeline 24/7.
At this point, I even miss trying to figure out what the ref just called. 😭
I’ll take literally ANY crumb of hockey content right now:
“player returned to the ice”
ME: 👁️👄👁️
“training camp soon”
ME: 🥹🥹🥹
a four-second video of someone skating
ME: HOCKEY IS BACK!!!!!!!!
And I KNOW I’m not the only one.
Because there’s a very big difference between:
“I like hockey.”
and
“My entertainment, my daily routine, and a questionable amount of my emotional stability depend on men skating around chasing a rubber puck.”
Unfortunately, I’ve discovered which group I belong to. 🤝🏻
And the funniest part is remembering that there was once a version of me who could live a completely normal life without knowing who was playing that night.
Who was she?
I don’t know her anymore. 😭
So this post is officially dedicated to all the hockey girls staring at the calendar like it’s somehow going to make the season arrive faster:
I SEE YOU.
We’re suffering together. 🫂🏒
Now I want to run a little test:
👇🏻 Send this post to ONE person who’s also counting down the days until the NHL is back.
If they immediately reply with something like “I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE,” congratulations: you probably need to watch hockey together this season. 😂
And in the comments, I need to know:
What’s the FIRST thing you want to see when the season starts?
Your team’s first game?
Your favorite player back on the ice?
A specific rivalry?
A rookie?
A rematch?
Or would you literally take ANY HOCKEY GAME at this point? 😭
I’m definitely the last one.
Hockey, you can co