Hockey is officially back in town tonight! We’re going, and I almost forgot.

I’ve got to dig up the jersey.

Blues Face Capitals In Home Opener Tonight At 7 p.m.
J. Buck’s Restaurants Team Calendar night.
St. Louis, MO, Oct. 17, 2003 – Tonight’s game marks the 2003-04 home opener for St. Louis at the Savvis Center and all paid fans in attendance will receive the 2003-04 Blues Team Calendar, courtesy of J. Buck’s Restaurants.

The Blues are 19-15-2-0 all-time in home openers. This will be the first time in franchise history the Blues will play Washington in their home opener. The Blues defeated the Capitals 5-3 in Washington in the teams only meeting last season. St. Louis holds a 34-33-12-0 all-time advantage over Washington, including a 19-13-8-0 edge on home ice.

St. Louis completed a three-game road to begin the season, recording 1-1-0-1 record. The Blues will play four of their next five games on the road, while playing Western Conference teams in their next eight contests.

I missed hockey. The pace of the game is fast and exciting; there is no other sport I’d rather see. It’s so much more interesting than the baseball season.