Here Come the Hawks!

Just got two tickets (Section 217 Row 4) to the Blackhawks vs Ducks game tonight. I will have a full recap of the sights and sounds of the game tonight or tomorrow. GO HAWKS!

UPDATE!!!

The Hawks game was phenomenal last night. Whole night was just great. I started out at a happy hour at Cactus Bar and Grill in the Loop. (Having one of the coolest web addresses around www.dontdrinkandtrade.com and yes it’s right by the board of trade). Great deal 5 dollar pitchers of Miller, Blue Moon and St. Pauli Girl. Bulls game came on around 6. Just looked depressing, no effort by either team and the stadium looked maybe 1/6 full.

After enjoying few pitchers, Jamie picked me up and we drove to the stadium. I threw on my Toews jersey which made its inaugural trip to the Untied Center (Jamie had hers on as well so we were twins, how cute I know) We walked in the stadium while they were singing the national anthem. I was a little bummed cause that is one of my favorite parts of the Hawks game and a really cool tradition. We grabbed some food and drinks and got to our seats. We missed about 3 minutes of action, but the Blackhawks scored in the 1st minute. That was a bummer.

Our seats were literally next to the cameras. We were just to the left of center ice in the 200 level. Best thing about 200 level is they bring food and drinks to you. So I opened a tab and got some beer. I did laugh that I was paying 6 something for a cup of Miller Lite in the United Center when not an hour earlier I was paying 5 for a pitcher. Our server was a real nice guy and I noticed he was wearing a really big ring, I was thinking this is some kind of championship ring. He showed me his hand and 1959 AL Championship ring. That was awesome.

Alright so back to the game; The Blackhawks played great in the first adding another goal on the breakaway. It was a 3 on 1 breakaway and everyone got on their feet in anticipation and it paid off. Hawks up 2-0 early. I have to say. I do love the Hawks horn and song for when they score goals this year.

The second period rolled around and Hawks did not look that good. Powerplay was slow and scoring chances were hard to come by. Even when we had good looks Giguere Giguerre made some good saves (34 on the night). The Hawks defense and Huet each made mistakes that allowed the Ducks to come back and tie it.

Third period came and went with neither team being effective. So the game went into overtime. Two minutes into the overtime Marty Havlat got the puck on a breakaway, with two Ducks defenders bearing down on him. Once again the crowd rose to their feet in anticipation. The defender bumped havalat and knocked the puck off his stick while Marty was crossing across the middle. I thought, our opportunity was lost, but no, Marty adjusted from the hit, kicked the puck back to his stick and went over Giguere’s left shoulder for the game winning goal. (Here’s a clip of how it looked from the upper deck, can’t see him kick it back to the stick, but you can see how the UC reacted).

Fantastic game and I look forward to being back next Wed.