Rest easy friends, I will now be able to watch NHL playoff hockey.The games were a few days old and I already knew the results but that didn't matter. The beer was cold, the wings were hot and the poutine was a pretty damn good attempt for down under. Did I mention Canadian beer? Kokanee and Blue are both served regularly.
Thanks to a few fellow Canadian friends, I had the privelage of attending Hockey Night in Sydney, a weekly ritual for ex-pats and hockey lovers to get together and watch some Hockey. Doug, a hockey enthusiast from Atlanta, Georgia (yes I know, a bit of an oxymoron) started the tradition two and half seasons ago and has a fairly loyal following.
On tap Wednesday night was Montreal v. Toronto, Vancouver v. Edmonton and Ottawa v. Montreal. The organizer actutally gets someone to record the games back in Canada and has them e-mailed out to Australia for our viewing pleasure.
The TSN highlight of the night definitely had to be the national anthem during the Ottawa/Montreal game. Imagine about 30-40 Canadians singing along and cheering as if they were at the game live.
I know I won't be able to keep myself from checking the scores before I go but at least I will be able to enjoy the playoffs in some capacity. Playoff season without any playoff hockey would have been devasting, thank god for Doug.
OHHHHHHHH CANADA!
3 comments:
That is awesome! Glad you have found some fellow hockey fans. No Keith's?
The last time I saw Alexander was January 10th...I hope he still remembers me.
maybe i'll try to smuggle a 6 into bangkok
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