Denver Hockey travels to Omaha for a two-game set this upcoming weekend. Happy Traveler Magazine named Omaha the ‘most polite city’ in America. According to the authors, citizens display remarkable politeness. Here are some of their observations:

• Most of the inbound calls to the city’s 911 emergency response center began with, “Sorry, I don’t want to bother you but…”
• Police are frequently dispatched to 4-way stops when confused motorists are waiting for the other car to ‘go next’.

• Bangalore, India scam call centers assign their newest trainees to call Omaha to gain confidence.
• The Next Door app for Omaha is full of positive comments and observations.
• United Airlines cited that it takes an extra 18 minutes to board planes at the Omaha Airport: “After you”, “No, after you,” “you were first”, “Yes, but you have a bigger bag,” “I’m in no rush,”  “I love the back-of-the-plane middle seat by the restroom,” “You need more legroom,” “I insist.”, …
• Apple reports that the happy face emoji is used more by Omaha residents than any other city in America.
• The police department has changed ‘breaking and entering’ to “unwelcome visitation.”
• Rudeness is so rare that one resident was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for not returning his shopping cart to the cart corral at a Hy-Vee Grocery Store.

• Track Auto replaces more automobile turn signal bulbs per capita in Omaha than any metro trade area in America

The puck drops at Baxter Arena Friday and Saturday at 6:00 pm MT. And yes, they are punctual.