Welcome to The Bruise Brothers!

From Mike and Dave

Hey. We're The Brothers LaRue and welcome to our hockey blog. We're 20-something hockey fanatics from Detroit who've been Red Wings fans as long as we can remember (hence the title. We used to pretend we were Bob Probert and Joey Kocur when we were little kids.) We've moved to the southwest to further ourselves in life and while the Red Wings are far (not to mention our family), we still follow the game and what it's all about. Dave's a bit more of the "homer" (he'll live and die a Red Wings fan), Mike's a bit more oriented to being a fan of the game while still being a fan of the Red and White or the Sedona Red And White... the details of his love affair with the Phoenix Coyotes will definitely come out in our future posts.

So what's our station? Why are we doing this? First off, we think a blog would be a cool idea as a means to start networking but we want to have it branch out to be more than that. Baby steps at first, but we want to start getting into markets outside of Detroit's and not just see the teams in action but meet the fans who support it. What we would ultimately like to do is be able to write a book about the people we meet while seeing all of the 30 teams in the NHL and donate the proceeds to Hockey Fights Cancer. It's ambitious but if we keep with this and can prove to our readers that we're legit, we'd hope to get your support in having us out to see you, your fellow fans, and your team. And should a first book be successful, maybe we can take a tour of the "A" and other leagues as well (Des Moines, let us see your Chops!)

So what are we gonna write about? A lot and from our different perspectives as well. We'll talk about the NHL, but we'll talk about minor or Euro leagues too. We'll talk about the players, the rules, and the game itself. But most important, we wanna talk about the fans who've dedicated themselves to following the game. If we find a sweet bar that supports the game, we're gonna let people know about it. If we find the biggest group of butthead homers, we're gonna let you know about that too. But if you give us Molson, we're automatically going to assume you're awesome, even if you're a Pittsburgh fan...

So yeah, keep tuned in and let us know what you think. Happy Reading!