It's hockey night in Houston!

I'm originally a northern girl. And while I was never into hockey growing up (except for the occasional midnight scrimmage at an outdoor school rink) every once and a while, I get the urge to watch a game.

This happens mostly during the Stanley Cup playoffs or if I happen to hear people around the station yelling things out like, "It's a hat trick" or "They just took the goalie out of the net!"

Hockey and Beer

Now, I may still be pretty new to Houston, but I do know the best place to watch a hockey game is the Maple Leaf Pub down on Elgin in Midtown. It's not the prettiest bar in town, but then again, you're not going there to be fancy; you're going there to watch hockey.

While you're watching, you might get thirsty which is a good thing as they have a wide selection of beers. They even have a dozen different Canadian beers, and we all know Canadians take their hockey and beer seriously. I recommend Moosehead and good old Labatts if you want to give it a try.

Of course, they do have all the American beers as well as imported favorites like Stella and Heinakin.

Super Cheap Specials

The food isn't going to knock your socks off. It is basic pub fare like fried mozzarella sticks, hot dogs and pizza. They do have steak night on Thursday with $10 domestic pitchers of beer which is cool.

They also have super cheap specials. Monday to Friday, their 3 p.m. to 7 p.m happy hour lets you get everything for $0.50 to a $1.00.

Not bad.

So put on your old hockey jersey and check it out. They even a penalty box!