I went to a basketball game and a baseball brawl broke out...

[canuckrefguy]

Oh my, you Americans. If it's not popular with you, it must not be important.

Believe it or not, millions and millions of us do care about hockey.

Not so much the NHL, of course. Many of us couldn't care less if it ever returns (at least that's what we say now).

But we have major junior playoffs going on right now (that's where most of the best players come from), and they're drawing huge crowds - some comparable to the ones seen at the NCAA regional finals last weekend.

I'm always surprised that basketball fans also aren't always drawn to hockey - they're quite similar: fast action, exciting plays, hard physical contact.

Tony, have you even been to a hockey game?