Hockey playoffs and commercials

Hockey. 

It is the vital elixir for the well-being of (almost) every Canadian. And it is all the more sweeter when it's The Playoffs. There is no other heart-thumping experience quite like being in the home team arena with a capacity crowd. Although my team is no longer in contention, I feel it is important to support the remaining Canadian players.

Ecuador is not known for its love of hockey, although I have heard there is a league in Quito that is gaining popularity. The local networks carry every sporting event, as long as it's futbol / soccer. We have heard they also love basketball, baseball, ecua-volley, formula one, archery, tennis, golf, swimming, badminton, ping-pong, polo - but not hockey. Not yet.

So we decided to break the bank and signed up to watch the playoffs. What you need to know is that we haven't watched TV since Jan 2014. Oh wait, we did have the program 'Musica de la Feliz Navidad' on during Christmas. Aside from that - nada.

It is a strange watching hockey when I can look out my window and see the Andes Mountains. But it is exciting, even when the video and audio feed are out of sync. We hear the goal before we see the goal.

Then the first commercial came on. It was about a car (I think) and filmed in Vancouver. I found myself wanting to catch every detail, to look for any change that has happened to the city since we moved away. Am I going to notice anything in less than 30 seconds? Unlikely. The other commercials reminded us to turn down the volume and go make popcorn.

Here's to all of you that love hockey - no matter where in the world you are.

May the best team win.