Well, I'm up to 4 and have at least 2 more planned in Philly (the last two of the season, but possibly I'll make another trip there the first or second weekend of February) and 2 in Washington (January 15, March 4), so it's gonna be a good year.
And I have to say that after not seeing live hockey for a while, I again realized how much I loved being in the arena. Seeing the game on TV just doesn't compare and it's much less exciting than actually being there. You can really notice and appreciate the little plays way more, and I find it hard to get involved with the game to the same degree when watching it on a screen, too. Before I moved to North America, I attended pretty much all of my team's home and some away EBEL games (as well as national league games prior to getting into EBEL), and even though the level of play is much lower, I have to say I enjoyed it much more than watching NHL. I really wish I had college hockey or ECHL here.