What a night! I (Ryan) just got in from a great NHL game in Buffalo where I finally got to see my Flames live in action. This could be a preview of a Stanley Cup Final matchup. Tickets for this game were next to impossible to get, but I did get 2 pairs for me and a couple buddies. The way the Sabres have been playing combined with the fact that the Flames haven't been in Buffalo since 2001 made for a great atmosphere at the HSBC Arena. Hundreds of Flames 
fans were out in their team colors, some sections of the arena looked like a mini version of the "sea of red" you see at the Saddledome! We made sure we got to the rink early enough to catch warm-ups, I secured a spot right on the rail where the Flames come out of the room and get on the ice, got some great pics. I love watching the warm-ups right at ice level, you can really see the size and skills of these guys. We were cheering hard for Phaneuf all night to unload his big can
non from the point, or to level someone with one of his famous body checks. The game was also special for me as I got to see an old classmate of mine, Jeff Friesen, who plays for the Flames, unfortunately I couldn't get his attention during warm-ups, oh well, it was nice to see him play again. The game itself was worth every penny, the Flames had a 1 goal lead with about 3
minutes left in the 3rd, when Briere tied it up, leading to OT. OT solved nothing, bringing all 19000 fans to their feet for a little bit o' shoot-out action. Unfortunately Calgary's record when going into a shootout isn't in their favor. Miller stopped all 3 Flames shooters (where was Iginla in the selection?) and Kotalik got one past Kiprusoff for the Sabres victory. Kipper came up big all game, too bad the offense didn't get
one more to help him get a much deserved victory. Oh well, hopefully we will see this matchup again in the playofffs, if so, I may have to re-mortgage the house to get a pair of tickets.
GO FLAMES GO!!!
fans were out in their team colors, some sections of the arena looked like a mini version of the "sea of red" you see at the Saddledome! We made sure we got to the rink early enough to catch warm-ups, I secured a spot right on the rail where the Flames come out of the room and get on the ice, got some great pics. I love watching the warm-ups right at ice level, you can really see the size and skills of these guys. We were cheering hard for Phaneuf all night to unload his big can
non from the point, or to level someone with one of his famous body checks. The game was also special for me as I got to see an old classmate of mine, Jeff Friesen, who plays for the Flames, unfortunately I couldn't get his attention during warm-ups, oh well, it was nice to see him play again. The game itself was worth every penny, the Flames had a 1 goal lead with about 3
minutes left in the 3rd, when Briere tied it up, leading to OT. OT solved nothing, bringing all 19000 fans to their feet for a little bit o' shoot-out action. Unfortunately Calgary's record when going into a shootout isn't in their favor. Miller stopped all 3 Flames shooters (where was Iginla in the selection?) and Kotalik got one past Kiprusoff for the Sabres victory. Kipper came up big all game, too bad the offense didn't get
one more to help him get a much deserved victory. Oh well, hopefully we will see this matchup again in the playofffs, if so, I may have to re-mortgage the house to get a pair of tickets. GO FLAMES GO!!!
3 comments:
i promise - if you keep putting pictures of Iginla's butt on your blog - i will check back every single day!!! :)
glad you could go Metz - even if it WAS the Flames! :)
Hey guys: Thanks for the comment on my blog and glad to see you guys are blogging now too!! I'm going to add you to my blog links and check up on you regularily!! Glad to see you got to go to a Flames game Ryan. Grant and I were just at an Oilers game last Tuesday and I went to another one with my dad at the end of January. Now that we live in AB, there is more opportunity for it!! They were great games!! Nothing like being there!!!
WHAT!!!! YEAH for you finding ME! I'm so so so so glad you stopped by. Cherith told me you visited once and I quizzed her all about it. I'm running off right now to a friends birthday party but am so coming back tomorrow to catch up on your blog!
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