Hockey Weekend

The past weekend was spent being avid hockey fans.

The activities started on Friday night. Our local ECHL hockey team had an scrimage that was open to the public. Chicken and I attended a practice last year and really enjoyed getting to see the players before they were in games. Not to mention that it was the first time in 5 months that I could see hockey in person.

Saturday was a season ticket holder event. We were told that the coach would introduce his players, we could watch practice, and then skate with the players. We arrived a few minutes late, I'm not sure if the players were actually introduced, but oh well. It was fun to watch more practice. Then for the first time in many, many years for me, we put on ice skates, and got out on the ice.

While there, we decided we needed tickets with the team's mascot. We skated up and asked if we could take a picture with him. He wanted the camera. He took a picture, then we each took turns.

Back in July I donated some money to the MDA one of the percs of that was 6 invitations to skate with the team. We invited some friends and family. We had a lot of fun skating. I got up the courage to talk to one of the players. One of our favorite players to watch is Kazuma Takahashi. I just chatted with him about his trip home to Japan over the summer. All in all it was a fun time on the ice.