First Ice Hockey Match!!

Went for my virgin ice hockey match last Saturday at Pacific Coliseum, home ground of the Vancouver Giants!!

Entering the arena!!

Spectators..

Referees skating stylishly ard the rink just before the match starts..

For the last time i'm warning u, i'm straight!!

I have been watching some ice hockey matches on TV since i reached Vancouver and i thought i had a pretty good idea of how physical the game can get.. However, you don't feel the impact till u actually see the game itself!! And it is so frequent to see players getting heated up and look like they are gonna starting punching each other in the face. The comical thing is that each time a conflict seems to be rising, one of the referees will hurry to the players and stand between them.. Maybe that's why they need so many referees in a small ice rink, to stop fights in case things get out of hand..

During the intervals between the periods, there will be mini competitions or performances to entertain the spectators!! Other than the normal cheerleading (which were that great), there was a smaller scaled hockey match for kids and it is so funny see them all fighting for the puck and falling on their butts as their skating skills are not that good yet. Also, there was this competition whereby u can buy pucks for a dollar and when they commence the competition, everyone start throwing their pucks into the rink and when the time ends, whose puck that reaches the bulls eye in the middle of the rink will win a trip for 2 to Mexico!! Too bad i didn't know what the puck was for when they announced the sales of the pucks. After the competition, there will be a bunch of people hurrying in to clean up the rink!! All these done within the short interval rest!! There was also another competition whereby 2 couples will each try to drag a cheerleader on a sleigh around the ice rink. The one who comes back first wins, thought that was a bit lame haha..

The loser couple for the lame competition.. They lost to an all girls team!!

The winners!

Kiddy Ice Hockey Match!!

Kids taking off their clothes to cheer for the Giants! Sexy!!

Aftermath of puck throwing competiton!!

All in all, the match was pretty interesting to me, and i was actually rooting for the Giants towards the end! Many spectators were cheering and booing and the atmosphere was really quite exciting! They lost in the end haha.. Hmm maybe can start considering going for the Vancouver Canucks game but being a match in the NHL, it's gonna cost a bomb!!

Back to my books, one more test for this week on Friday.. Wish me luck!!

Especially for you, Happy Valentine's Day!! Missing u...=)