A business trip brought good friend Steve Mears to the Twin Cities this weekend. "Mearsy" made the tremendous jump from Shreveport to Long Island, New York in 2006. He went from being the voice of a small, but successful, CHL hockey team in Bossier City to the voice of the NHL's New York Islanders.
We came to know him as not only the Mudbugs play-by-play man, but also a hockey fan, teammate, and all around good guy. Sometimes, he even let Dave (or "Schwartzy") do color commentary at home games. It was always fun, and the hockey talk never stops when the two get together.We had a nice dinner and even longer hockey discussion at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub right by the Xcel Energy Center. Mearsy called the Wild-Islanders game on Saturday evening--an exciting game to call as the Wild won it in overtime 3-2. (Go Wild!)
How does small town hockey compare to the big league? There's less interaction with the athletes--meaning no BBQs at the favorite player's house. I think the Fonger (Dan Wildfong) is missed no matter where you go.
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