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Date Posted: 12:45:50 01/18/05 Tue
Author: bill
Subject: Speaking of Hockey
In reply to: Kaan 's message, "Yahooooooooooooooooo" on 18:49:30 01/13/05 Thu

Last week I surprised Patty with 2 tickets to the Norfolk Admirals vs. Philadelphia Phantom games. As she was putting on my old Ron Hextall jersey she very demurely stated, "now you realize, as a nurse, I'm not a big fan of the hockey because its too violent. In fact, the only game I ever saw was the Albany River Rats and I left early because all the fighting was very upsetting."

So, I assured her that the Phantoms were part of the Flyers organization, which was a quality hockey program that didn't have to resort to cheap thuggery and hooliganism like the Islanders and Rangers in order to win a game (hehehe). We were just called the Broad Street Bullies because we didn't let other teams push us around...

So we're sitting in the stadium full of the local Admiral fans and Patty's trying to hide the bright orange jersey under her coat asking, "Am I going to get beat up for wearing this?" to which I replied, "nah, everybody loved Hextall, besides there's an old Craig Berube and Dave Brown jersey over there, so you'll be fine." To which, she replied that they weren't very form flattering.

By the 3rd period, we'd seen a huge redneck woman get hauled out for taking a swing at a cop, and lots of miscellaneous brawls on the ice. The Phantoms were getting crushed so both teams had their goons on the ice for the final 5 minutes. Each time the puck dropped, so did the gloves. At one point, 2 huge guys began circling and everyone else backed away from them.

I'm thinking this is the point where Patty's going to say she's had enough and drag me out. Grabbing my coat I look over to see her standing in her seat, pumping her fist in the air yelling "YEAH, KICK HIS ASS!"

Two tickets to a hockey game... $36
Capturing a mental photograph of a quiet saintly woman have a moment of pure animalistic catharsis .... priceless.

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[> [> Re: Speaking of Hockey -- Femok, 16:18:46 01/18/05 Tue [1]

Yeah, patty! The Hanson Brothers would be very proud.


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