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Hockey games are a lot of fun. Just because you retire to Florida or you are on vacation in the Sunshine State, it does not mean that you can’t go to hockey games. In fact, if you are in the Englewood area you can witness hockey action at its best without traveling too far from home. A short drive either north or south from Englewood on I-75 will bring you to two Florida arenas.

There are lots of activities and entertainment venues to fill your time without leaving the Englewood area. But, when you decide that you want a change from the local beaches, golf courses and nature trails, there are many great attractions within a short drive of Englewood.

From time to time during their stay in the Englewood area, many snowbirds feel the need for the occasional “hockey fix”. This need is easily accommodated because there are two professional teams within a short two-hour drive from Englewood, the NHL’s Tampa Lightning and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. And, if you want to travel a little further there is a NHL team located in the Miami area, the Florida Panthers.

Tampa Lightning

An hour and half drive from your waterfront condo on Englewood beach, or wherever you live in the Englewood area, will take you to the St. Pete’s Times Forum for a National Hockey League game featuring the exciting Tampa Lightning.

If you are a fan of another NHL team, you can go to a Lightning game and watch Tampa’s super star forwards, Vincent Lecavalier, the diminutive Martin St. Louis, and the Bolts’ first over-all draft pick, Steven Stamkos (for a great video illustrating this young gun's scoring prowess see the video next), take on your heroes from Boston, Pittsburgh or some other NHL destination.

Florida Everblades

Florida.Everblades games are an even shorter distance from Englewood.

This ECHL team and its opponents consist largely of young players trying to make their way to the NHL. The action is fast and furious as each player strives to prove that he should be skating in the big league.

The Everblades play their home games at the Germain Arena in Estero Florida. To see the Everblades in action, the driving directions are simple. Just follow I-75 south towards Fort Myers and Naples. Estero is about 65 miles from Englewood and is located approximately half way between Fort Myers and Naples. Your driving time from Englewood to the arena will be just over an hour.

Florida Panthers

I have friends, who when their favorite NHL team makes its swing through Florida, they get tickets for games not only in Tampa, but they travel south to Miami, to catch the action between their hockey heroes battle the Florida Panthers.

If you prefer to get some exercise by skating yourself, rather than watching a game, there are several Florida hockey arenas which feature times for pleasure skating in the region.

Attending a hockey game or going to an ice skating rink in Florida has other benefits. When you leave the arena, after the game, or your pleasure skating session, you don’t have to clean snow from your car and scrape the ice from your windshield.

You have to Enjoy Englewood in the winter!

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Florida Everblades

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