Drop The Puck!

Sports Fans,

Elaine and I were invited to our first hockey game on Friday (10th October) night. We went to see the Kitchener Rangers, are are in the OHL (Ontario Hockey League). The Kitchener Rangers won their league last season, so there are high expectations sitting upon the shoulders of this very young team.

For those of you who are back in England reading, winning the OHL in hockey here is like winning the Championship league in soccer over there (football...round object, people kicking it about, score goals....you know what we mean?)

A good friend of ours, Rick, got us some tickets. So in attendance are Elaine, Brian, Bob and Rick...and about 5,000 other screaming fans cheering on the Rangers...

Again, like the other update regarding baseball on our site, going to a sporting event is really a family affair here for young and old. There is no trouble and even fans from opposing teams are well behaved and enjoy the event as well. It is so refreshing to see! We even saw babies being brought along, dressed in the Rangers colours! (They start 'em off early here!!)

Check out some of the action below:

The calm before the storm......

GO RANGERS GO!!!!

Bob, Elaine and Brian enjoying the game:

Well.....even though the fans are well behaved....we wish we could same the same for some of the hockey players themselves. The referees let them FIGHT if a one player badly tackles another and then a boxing match starts.....being a couple of English people watching this...we laughed out loud, but something to think about especially when youngsters are watching this in the crowd.....

Anyway, more photos below:

RANGERS SCORE!!! GGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!!

The Rangers were playing Owen Sound. Owen Sound did not fair too well last season, and everyone though that the Rangers would whoop the Sound in submission....well.....13 goals later! Yes....13!!! Kitchener Rangers won 7-6!!! Close call and many of the Rangers fans were shocked at the score, but a win is a win!!!

Below the Rangers celebrate the win!

Elaine and I really enjoyed this...and all for free as well!!!! Kitchener Rangers are about 10-15 minutes away from where we live, so we return for some more games, I'm sure!!!

Goodbye, sports fans!!!!