Friday, April 18, 2008

Hockey Playoffs

We went to Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals tonight between the Anaheim Ducks and the Dallas Stars.

We started the evening across the street from the stadium at JT Schmidts, but it was standing room only so we stayed for just one drink. Our tickets were on the club level so we hit the nicer bar since we were early for the game.

This is not the first ice hockey game that Callum has been too, we went to one when my Mum was here in January. Last time we tried to use these silicone ear plugs on him to try and keep the noise down and limit the amount of frights he got. But they were a hassle and kept falling out. So this time we upped the ante and bought some proper ear protection. The only downside is that Callum looks a little like he is from Star Wars when wearing them.

Anyway, it was actually a pretty decent game with the right amount of fighting and penalties (seriously why would you watch Ice Hockey if it wasn't for the ever present possibility of two guys dropping their sticks and punching each other out). As an added bonus, the Ducks won and forced a Game 6 on Sunday night.

Also, as you can see in the photos, the hearing protection worked so well that Callum slept though most of the whole game.

Here are some photos.

Ducks Playoff

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