Comments on: Cooling Thoughts Amid Mercury Madness: The Heritage Classic, a Reminiscence http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/ A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jimmy http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-54043 Jimmy Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:55:44 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-54043 The Heritage Classic...what a memory!! I decided to go with my hockey-loving girlfriend on the Thursday before. We paid too much for tickets on eBay and the flight from Boston wasn't cheap either. The first highlight was the Edmonton native (who we got the tickets from) who found a great hotel for us on such short notice. We got to Edmonton after a long journey through Minneapolis and were greated by the cold (-28C) Friday night. We went out and found hockey fans and hockey excitement everywhere. We ran into Don Cherry and several of the Old Timers slated to play the next afternoon. We woke early on Saturday and went to see the NHL "silverware" at the Edmonton Town Hall. What a bunch of great memories we got to share including a photo with the Stanley Cup! We then took at train ride, in all our layers of ski clothes, to Commonwealth Stadium. As I enter the arena, I nearly broke into tears. As a kid growing up in the farmlands of New York (near Buffalo), all I did was play hockey...every day on any surface that was frozen...creeks, cornfields and backyards. The sight of a pond hockey rink and the NHL rink in Commonwealth Stadium took me back to my childhood. A vivid memmory of outdoor hockey is playing on a creek with the guys and listening to the 1972 Summit Series. We took our snowy seats and cheered and jeered...and enjoyed...the greatest game on earth as it should be. To top it off, we shared a planeride back to Boston on Sunday with Chris (Nuckles) Niland who played in the Old Timers game. We are now very much looking forward to the AMP/NHL Winter Classic in my home town of Bufalo. Again, we paid too much for the tickets, but this is hockey...nothing is more important. The Heritage Classic…what a memory!! I decided to go with my hockey-loving girlfriend on the Thursday before. We paid too much for tickets on eBay and the flight from Boston wasn’t cheap either. The first highlight was the Edmonton native (who we got the tickets from) who found a great hotel for us on such short notice.

We got to Edmonton after a long journey through Minneapolis and were greated by the cold (-28C) Friday night. We went out and found hockey fans and hockey excitement everywhere. We ran into Don Cherry and several of the Old Timers slated to play the next afternoon.

We woke early on Saturday and went to see the NHL “silverware” at the Edmonton Town Hall. What a bunch of great memories we got to share including a photo with the Stanley Cup!

We then took at train ride, in all our layers of ski clothes, to Commonwealth Stadium. As I enter the arena, I nearly broke into tears. As a kid growing up in the farmlands of New York (near Buffalo), all I did was play hockey…every day on any surface that was frozen…creeks, cornfields and backyards. The sight of a pond hockey rink and the NHL rink in Commonwealth Stadium took me back to my childhood. A vivid memmory of outdoor hockey is playing on a creek with the guys and listening to the 1972 Summit Series.

We took our snowy seats and cheered and jeered…and enjoyed…the greatest game on earth as it should be.

To top it off, we shared a planeride back to Boston on Sunday with Chris (Nuckles) Niland who played in the Old Timers game.

We are now very much looking forward to the AMP/NHL Winter Classic in my home town of Bufalo. Again, we paid too much for the tickets, but this is hockey…nothing is more important.

]]> By: Paul Savage http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26475 Paul Savage Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:45:13 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26475 As a new hockey fan, I would love to go to an event like this. Isn't this how hockey was originally played? Thanks for sharing. As a new hockey fan, I would love to go to an event like this. Isn’t this how hockey was originally played? Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: On Frozen Blog | Pulling an All-Nighter with Thoughts Pucks http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26468 On Frozen Blog | Pulling an All-Nighter with Thoughts Pucks Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:05:05 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26468 [...] The script for this sleep distress was authored early Tuesday. In the morning a chum transported me, with his reminiscence of a roadtrip past to a faraway Frozenville. By the close of business yesterday OFB colleague Gustafsson was instant messaging me from Kettler Capitals, filling me in on all of the logistics for camp coverage by new and old media. [...] [...] The script for this sleep distress was authored early Tuesday. In the morning a chum transported me, with his reminiscence of a roadtrip past to a faraway Frozenville. By the close of business yesterday OFB colleague Gustafsson was instant messaging me from Kettler Capitals, filling me in on all of the logistics for camp coverage by new and old media. [...]

]]> By: CapsChick http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26322 CapsChick Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:47:44 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26322 One of my all-time favorite hockey memories, hands down. I was in Montreal and was just beginning to fall head over heels for the Habs. I gathered with a bunch of friends and fellow hockey fans at a downtown bar to watch the whole thing - I remember the joy in the faces of the old guys and naturally I remember the toque vividly (this was back when I actually liked Jose...you know, when he used to be a good goalie.) I'm eternally jealous of anyone who got to be there in person - thanks for sharing Chris' memories with us. One of my all-time favorite hockey memories, hands down. I was in Montreal and was just beginning to fall head over heels for the Habs. I gathered with a bunch of friends and fellow hockey fans at a downtown bar to watch the whole thing - I remember the joy in the faces of the old guys and naturally I remember the toque vividly (this was back when I actually liked Jose…you know, when he used to be a good goalie.)

I’m eternally jealous of anyone who got to be there in person - thanks for sharing Chris’ memories with us.

]]> By: sk84fun http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26321 sk84fun Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:43:14 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/07/10/cooling-thoughts-amid-mercury-madness-the-heritage-classic-a-reminiscence/#comment-26321 fun to read some more first-hand comments about the game... nice timing for the post with rumors out of Buffalo today... http://www.wgr550.com/sabres/fullstory.php?id=2504 fun to read some more first-hand comments about the game… nice timing for the post with rumors out of Buffalo today…

http://www.wgr550.com/sabres/fullstory.php?id=2504

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