Adrian, hopefully you're still following the thread! As a fellow Texan and somebody that didn't grow up with the sport, let me reiterate - Welcome to the greatest sport on earth! I didn't know the first thing about hockey when the Stars moved down here in '93, but pooled my $ with a dozen other friends (i was young and w/o a mortgage back then!) and got season tickets that first year, and incredible as it might seem... hockey (and the Stars) have displaced... gulp... football (and the Cowboys?) as my #1 sport! Stick with it, you'll love it! A couple quick newbie pointers: #1 Understand and appreciate the importance of the blue lines - getting into "the zone", or more importantly on defense getting it "out of the zone", through center ice, and into their zone is paramount to then creating (or alleviating) pressure which leads to scoring chances. Most of the game is all about getting the puck on one side or the other, and the battles that happen there, at the blue lines. (Icing is big too, but I'll leave that one up to you.) #2 Go see a game in person!! The game is fun to watch on TV, but the speed doesn't translate as well on TV. To really experience the game you've got to be there in person when you can. Houston lost the Aeros recently, but the Texas Stars play in Cedar Park (Austin suburb), that's not too far... 19 yrs old? Road trip! (And a minor league game is perfect! More intimate, and not as expensive!) The rest is up to you, it'll grow on you quickly, especially as you become familiar with various players. Enjoy!