Go Blades Go
04/01/09 22:12 Filed in: Highlights
| Chris
Go Blades Go
Callum and I went to watch our first ever ice hockey match with Eda and Sam. We saw the Saskatoon Blades play against the Prince Albert Raiders. The arena is about 15 minutes away by car and is used for concerts as well as ice hockey matches. We arrived as the teams were doing their warm up on the ice, and even though the match hadn't started, I was amazed at what these guys could do on a pair of skates.
We had tickets in row 6, roughly in the middle of the rink. It was a great spot to watch from, where we could follow the play close up. Neither Callum or I knew much about ice hockey when we went, but we had Sam one side, and Eda the other who both know lots about it, so they were able to explain what was going on.
The game play was soooo fast it was really difficult to keep up with what was going on. You could lose sight of the puck in an instant, and before you knew it, you'd missed a shot on goal. By the end of the first period, I was starting to get the hang of following the play, and really getting into it.
Well, we really got value for money out of our match. At the end of the 3rd period, it went into extra time, which is a sudden death round, and then to penalties. We were all on the edge of our seat by the end of it, cheering for the Saskatoon Blades, willing their penalty shots to go in. Well, in the end the Raiders took the match, mainly due to a better goal keeper. Callum looked really gutted, but after a little consoling, began to agree that it was a great match and that if his home team won every time, it wouldn't be much of a league.
We have picked up enough of the rules for when we watch another match, thanks to Sam and Eda for giving us the idiots commentary, and helping us find where the puck had got to! I have a feeling we'll be getting to quite a few matches in the future.
Callum and I went to watch our first ever ice hockey match with Eda and Sam. We saw the Saskatoon Blades play against the Prince Albert Raiders. The arena is about 15 minutes away by car and is used for concerts as well as ice hockey matches. We arrived as the teams were doing their warm up on the ice, and even though the match hadn't started, I was amazed at what these guys could do on a pair of skates.
We had tickets in row 6, roughly in the middle of the rink. It was a great spot to watch from, where we could follow the play close up. Neither Callum or I knew much about ice hockey when we went, but we had Sam one side, and Eda the other who both know lots about it, so they were able to explain what was going on.
The game play was soooo fast it was really difficult to keep up with what was going on. You could lose sight of the puck in an instant, and before you knew it, you'd missed a shot on goal. By the end of the first period, I was starting to get the hang of following the play, and really getting into it.
Well, we really got value for money out of our match. At the end of the 3rd period, it went into extra time, which is a sudden death round, and then to penalties. We were all on the edge of our seat by the end of it, cheering for the Saskatoon Blades, willing their penalty shots to go in. Well, in the end the Raiders took the match, mainly due to a better goal keeper. Callum looked really gutted, but after a little consoling, began to agree that it was a great match and that if his home team won every time, it wouldn't be much of a league.
We have picked up enough of the rules for when we watch another match, thanks to Sam and Eda for giving us the idiots commentary, and helping us find where the puck had got to! I have a feeling we'll be getting to quite a few matches in the future.