A few days ago I attended my very first hockey game. It was the Carolina Hurricanes versus the Blue Jackets. The Hurricanes lost unfortunately, but I wanted to comment on the experience.
I loved it! We were really high up and behind one of the goals but you could see everything that was going on clearly. I didn't encounter a single rude person the entire night. There were cameras that kept picking out people in the crowd to focus on and it was soooo nice to see so many happy white faces, and in particular, there were tons of excited white children who hammed it up for the camera! There were more red-headed white people in the crowd than there were minorities, and that's saying something! The entertainment that was put up on the big screen during lulls in the game was of a wholesome entertaining nature so there was never a dull moment. In between periods, child hockey players hit the ice to try to score a few goals, and watching them was simply adorable. The prices for beer and food were outrageous of course, but that's gonna be the case with any professional sport.
Tickets were fairly cheap too, much cheaper than an NFL game, plus the nearest hockey arena is much closer for me (20 minutes away) than the nearest NFL stadium (Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, 3 hours).
I wish I'd known a few years ago how much of a pleasure it is to watch hockey in person, I'd have started going years ago.
I loved it! We were really high up and behind one of the goals but you could see everything that was going on clearly. I didn't encounter a single rude person the entire night. There were cameras that kept picking out people in the crowd to focus on and it was soooo nice to see so many happy white faces, and in particular, there were tons of excited white children who hammed it up for the camera! There were more red-headed white people in the crowd than there were minorities, and that's saying something! The entertainment that was put up on the big screen during lulls in the game was of a wholesome entertaining nature so there was never a dull moment. In between periods, child hockey players hit the ice to try to score a few goals, and watching them was simply adorable. The prices for beer and food were outrageous of course, but that's gonna be the case with any professional sport.
Tickets were fairly cheap too, much cheaper than an NFL game, plus the nearest hockey arena is much closer for me (20 minutes away) than the nearest NFL stadium (Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, 3 hours).
I wish I'd known a few years ago how much of a pleasure it is to watch hockey in person, I'd have started going years ago.