How did a South Floridian become such a hockey nut?

When I was a child, I hated hockey. My mom used to always watch the New York Rangers on the New York channel, since Cable was still a few years away. My brother and I always wanted to wach the A-Team or Dukes of Hazard, and mom always had hockey on. Drove us nuts.

The game eventually grew on us, and by the time South Florida got a team, I was hooked. It took the Panthers' 96 Finals run for me to be the huge fan that I am.

Thanks mom, for forcing us to watch this game that I now love.