Today I had the opportunity to go to the Colorado Avalanche vs the Calgary Flames games thanks to my friend Michael!
After the drive from Boulder I was waiting to turn left from Auria into the parking complex that provides $10 Avs parking. Unfortunately it's one of those intersections where people waiting to turn left from the opposite obstruct your view of whether it's clear to turn. I waited until I thought I saw a gap I could squeeze through but unfortunately I was wrong and wound up having to stop as the light turned red.
It was then that I noticed that I was sitting in the middle of the crosswalk. As if on cue from a horror movie, I looked up to see a hoard of people beginning to cross the street and had the sickly realization that I was in the middle of their path.
As Michael covered his face in shame and I broke into fits of uncontrollable laughter the torrent of people broke around us. I got mostly smiles but everyone looked at me with a "Have a little trouble stopping did ya?" look. Very embarrassing!
Anyway onto the game! Our seats were incredible! I have only once sat closer to the glass than I was tonight when my Dad treated me to rink-side seats, but tonight was awesome as well! We were 8 rows behind David Aebischer for 2 periods just over his right shoulder. What a game it was!
This game had the most goals I've ever been present at an NHL game to witness! To make it even more spectacular 9 of the 11 goals scored were scored right in front of us! On top of that there was a fight, Joe Sakic passed Guy Lafleur on the all-time goals leader-board, and the coup de gras was a scrum that broke out in the end of the game that wound up with Phillipe Sauve coming across the rink to fight David Aebischer!
For those who don't remember/don't know, Phillipe Sauve served as David Aebischer's backup for two seasons before signing with Calgary! It was very reminiscent of the scene in Star Wars where Vader and Obi Wan face off and Vader informs Obi that he was but the learner but now is the master!
YEAH AVS!!!
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