Jolly hockey sticks, indeed
Apr. 6th, 2013 12:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Tonight Chaz and I went to see a San Jose Sharks hockey game with a couple of friends of ours. One of them plays on a women's amateur league, so we've been to see her and her team play a couple of times. While she is one of the best players on her team, the pace of those games has been slow enough that we've had a chance to learn a little bit about the game and how it's played. The Sharks were...better. faster. dare I say it, stronger. What a fun game to watch. They played the Canadian team the Flames. We stood at attention through "Oh, Canada" *and* "The Star Spangled Banner". The Flames got the first point when they only had four players, I guess because the Sharks were asleep. However, the Sharks came back to win 2-1, after some fast and furious skating.
Chaz wore a big smile all through the game. They stopped for commercials, and during breaks played games for prizes, with fans doing the playing. Musical chairs with soft blow up furniture, on ice, anyone? Chaz was heard to say, repeatedly, "We don't do that in England." We had a great time.
Chaz wore a big smile all through the game. They stopped for commercials, and during breaks played games for prizes, with fans doing the playing. Musical chairs with soft blow up furniture, on ice, anyone? Chaz was heard to say, repeatedly, "We don't do that in England." We had a great time.
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Date: 2013-04-06 03:18 pm (UTC)At most secondary schools, girls will learn (field) hockey and netball. Boys will learn rugby and football (soccer).
At ours, once you reached 14 you could choose a bit more what you learned. Boys could learn hockey and many of them did. They were usually surprised to discover that brute strength wasn't enough.
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Date: 2013-04-06 12:23 pm (UTC)Also, the Sharks are a professional NHL team, so the games are shown on TV. We do not, alas, get to see the between-period shenanigans that way, though I've seen enough games both in San Jose and other cities to say that musical chairs on ice (and other, similar silliness) is not uncommon.
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Date: 2013-04-06 12:18 pm (UTC)Glad y'all had a good time! I'll admit I'm jealous; I had to watch the game on TV. It's not nearly as much fun--or as loud--as actually being in the Shark Tank.
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Date: 2013-04-06 12:32 pm (UTC)If you want to be taught specific hockey terminology for the stuff you've mentioned above, I am glad to be pedantic, but I will not whip out the pedantry uninvited.
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Date: 2013-04-06 03:59 pm (UTC)Glad you had fun!!
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