Flames vs Wings (Game 4):
This post is a bit stale, but I’ll put it out there just for the record. Two weeks ago my father and I were lucky enough to get a pair of centre-line tickets to Game 4 of the Flames v. Wings series from some friends of ours — they were invited to an audience with the Pope that week.
There’s not all that much to say about the game itself. Calgary played shabbily by their own standards. Poor passing made for a painful first half, but they did come back to tie things 2-2. The 2 goals were scored within 18 seconds of each other although it was more like 10 deafening minutes of actual time b/w the first goal and the time play resumed before the second — Calgary fans are absolutely nuts!! we just couldn’t sit down, quit applauding, or stop shouting, screaming, and blowing bugles (and getting refills for all the spilled beer too - twice). Sadly the Flames went 3-2 down in the third, and suffered a 4th goal when they cleared Kiprusoff out of goal to put an extra man on the ice in the closing minutes.
An exhilirating experience despite the loss. It was my first hockey game, and what better way to do it than a baptism by fire with the Flames playing in the second round for the first time in 15 years?!
Unfortunately I have no pictures to share (except this one taken before heading off to the game). Not for lack of trying though. I rented a Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 L to shoot the game with, but didn’t get to snap even a single shot. I was stopped by security on my way in and forced to check the camera in with the concierge because I didn’t have a ‘media pass’ … one small detail that will NOT escape me next time.
