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By Vey Rodriguez<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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February 22nd, 1980. It is the most memorable date in American hockey history. The night a team of hard nosed college kids took the ice for the 1980 Winter Olympics gold medal game. Their opponents, the team who had won the previous four gold medals, The Soviet National team. The odds were heavily against them yet, there was a lingering magic in the air.<\/span><\/p>

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I felt that nostalgic feeling when hockey first came to the Quad Cities in October of 95. Just a few championships, league changes and chuck a pucks later it fleeted, briefly. Like a circus, here yesterday and gone tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Saturday night, the Quad Cities will welcome a new breed of goons. The Quad City Storm. Hockey, is back!<\/span><\/p>\n

For Executive Director for the Storm, Gwen Tomberg it is all too exciting. \u201cWe\u2019ve brought hockey back to the community and we\u2019re going to include a little something for everybody,\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cThere will be a Kids Zone with games, activities and face painting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked what difference there was between The Storm and The Mallards she responded, \u201cIt\u2019s just a different team and the players are already getting involved in the community. We took a good look at what The River Bandits were doing and you\u2019re going to see a lot what they\u2019re doing, here at Storm games. It\u2019s going to be a ton of fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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For the QC hockey playing community the excitement is contagious. These days you see last names like Vasquez, Gomez, Sierra, Nache and Rodriguez on the backs of local hockey jerseys. I enjoy the sport because it\u2019s like soccer but it\u2019s not soccer. There\u2019s an aspect to it that\u2019s sometimes like boxing but it\u2019s not boxing, it\u2019s hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday night will surely bring something old and something new. Some of us will flash back to Lake Placid and the 1980 Winter Olympics. The night that Al Michaels famously asked his viewers, \u201cDo you believe in miracles?\u201d Those college kids draped in the Stars and Stripes, celebrating a game they had no business winning. Others will experience that little bit of hockey magic that can happen in any game. Young or old, that night we will welcome this new team. Our team, The Quad City Storm.<\/span><\/p>

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For more information on the their inaugural season and to purchase tickets visit www.quadcitystorm.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n