With the playoffs upon us—also known as the best time of the year—we hockey fans at KU can't catch a break. Whether you're a Blackhawks, Wild or Blues fan, we all experience the same crazy looks from our non-hockey-loving friends. Because the state of Kansas does not have a hockey team, it leaves we hockey lovers as the minority when it comes to sport fanatics. Constantly getting annoyed with what we think are obvious questions and repeatedly having to explain ourselves for skipping out on a pregame to watch the end of the game, we all face the struggles of going to a school where the sport of hockey is a foreign concept.

So here is a list of situations we can all relate to.

1. "So how many quarters are in a game?"
PERIODS! THERE ARE THREE 20-MINUTE PERIODS.

2. Wearing your jersey out, but worrying about spilling on it.
People complain about $60 basketball jerseys... try at least $180.

3. Having to explain off sides.
It's not even worth it.

4. "But the Royals are on..."
Unless you're a Blues fan (yuck), chances are we don't care about the Royals. It's still hockey season.

5. Bandwagon fans.
I'm all for friends supporting a team, but there is nothing more annoying than someone acting like they know everything about a sport or team when in actuality they are only repeating what they hear their friends say during games.

6. When you want to go to the Bull, but your team isn't playing.
The biggest struggle of them all.

7. When your team loses.
It's already bad enough when your team has a bad game, but walking into a bar full of your rival's fans is never a good time.

8. Minnesota Wild Fans.
They claim they are the best, but facts are facts, the Wild have never won a Stanley Cup.

Go Hawks!