Hockey!

[judy]

You should be a sports reporter Linds! I was reading your post, sitting on the edge of my seat!!!

Hurray for the Great White Way!!!

[Lindsey]

Thanks Judy! I went to the semi-final game this afternoon with Scott. The VIP tickets were great! We went to the VIP lounge and saw my little cousin and her husband as soon as we walked in We got free food and sat at a table with two reporters for the IIHF website! When they left, an older volunteer came to sit down at our table, and he was telling us how he played with Montreal back in the day and his name is on the Stanley Cup Pretty cool!

We played Switzerland today, after their surprising last seconds-win over Russia yesterday! It was their first EVER win against Russia in the World Juniors, and it got them a pass to the semi-final round. Anyways, Canada dominated the game. We won 6-1.

Tonight we went to my brother's to watch the other semi-final, USA vs Sweden, in high def on his big screen. Sweden was undefeated, and USA beat Finland yesterday to make it to the semi-final. Well, wouldn't you know it, USA won! So it looks like we meet again at the gold medal game on Tuesday! USA wants it bad, and they are a really REALLY good team and either way it's going to be such a good game to watch! Canada is shooting for their 6th straight gold medal. Unfortunately, I don't have tickets and will have to watch that one from home!

I've attached some pictures of me before we went... my dad left a jersey here for me to wear It's XXL and big on him, so a tiny bit big on me

I also have some video I'll post when youtube gets them uploaded

[Lindsey]

This video is a little long, but I ended up getting Canada's 5th goal at the end (the final goal was scored not even a minute later), and a crazy hit near the start of the video (you can hear Scott say "Ohhhhhhhhh!")

You Tube

[Lindsey]

Victory! The crowd is wild and there's a lot of screaming! We're going to the finals!

You Tube

[Lindsey]

I also took some pictures of the teams lined up at the end of the game, and another picture of the player of the game awards...

[gja1000]

Thanks so much for reporting the hockey games for us. Of course, living in Texas, I'm not much of a fan - BUT - a few years ago, we had a semi pro team and I went to a few of their games and I was so surprised that I really liked it! Hockey in person is so very different from watching on TV.

We now have a development team for the NHL's Dallas Stars. This is their first year here. I haven't been to any of their games yet, but I will go, it is a fun time!!!

[Lindsey]

It is so different in person, the whole atmosphere is great

A guy at work just gave me free VIP tickets to the relegation round with Austria vs Latvia this afternoon, so Scott and I are both taking off work early I am rooting for Latvia because they're a fun team. Neither team has won a game yet lol. My brother watched Latvia play another relegation game yesterday, and the puck was in the air and he could have easily shot it in when it hit the ice, but instead he grabbed the puck in the air and THREW it in the net! Lol!