israeli hockey. no, seriously.

As a Jewish man, there just aren't a lot of professional athletes who are "Members of the Tribe" that I can look up to. Yes, we all love to talk about Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg (who went to grammar school with my Grandpa Jesse), and I might try to bust out a Mathieu Schneider or Jeff Halpern, but let's be honest here, it's slim pickins.

That's why this story was so outstanding: An international ice hockey tournament held in Israel featuring Jewish players. Did I mention that this was held in Israel? Did I also mention that, even though the American team won the whole shebang, you have to read about it in the Canadian press. I could get all riled up here and start ranting about how my favorite sport is so overlooked and disrespected in the States, but that would take away from what it is a very, very cool story.

Don't take my word for it, let the nice people at the Toronto Sun tell you all about it.

This is the kind of thing that makes me wish Kenny was old enough to appreciate it. Maybe by the time he is, it won't seem so unusual. Now that would be something.