In the early 90s, Greg, Jay, and Hetson all played hockey, but in different leagues because they lived in different cities. Hetson still lives in LA and is a huge Kings fan. Excitingly, in 1998, they formed the Bad Religion Hockey Club (BRHC) and had their first Charity Game in Edmonton, Canada. There were 600 fans in the audience! They even started selling BR Hockey Club jerseys on tour. Greg shared that they have met many other bands who also love hockey over the years. They always dreamed of starting a musicians hockey league that fans, musicians, and media people could join. There is already a league in Canada called the Musicians Hockey League (MHL) that some of their friends belong to, like SNFU and the Odds. Die Toten Hosen and The Leningrad Cowboys, who are friends with BR, also play hockey. So, there might be another game between them in the near future. How cool is that? In addition, their songs have been used in NHL games. “Punk Rock Song” was played during a Buffalo Sabres game, and “Sinister Rouge” was played during Detroit Red Wings games. Rock on!
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