Edmonton Oilers Game

Last Thursday, Georg and I had the good fortune to be able to attend an Edmonton Oilers hockey game! I got tickets through my employer. We had great seats! The Edmonton Oilers team is famous for winning 5 Stanley Cup titles in the 80s, and for being led during that time period by, among others, Wayne Gretzky. In recent years they have not been able to repeat the success they had in the 80s, but they're still doing OK...in 2006 they made it to the NHL playoffs.

I was so excited to get to go to a professional hockey game! My exposure to hockey is quite limited. In fact, I like to joke with people that the only time I've seen hockey being played is on the tv show Full House, because Uncle Joey played hockey. Ha! Sad but true.
The Oilers play at home in Rexall place, a stadium on the North side of town.
Georg in front of Rexall Place. He was really excited about the game too!
A puff of fake smoke emitted at the beginning of the game.
The game in progress! Tonight the Oilers played against the Florida Panthers.
A hockey fight! I had always heard about the fights during hockey games, although I understand they've calmed down in recent years. Still, I was able to photograph this little skirmish.

In the end, the Oilers won in overtime, in a shootout. It was a good game to see since there was a fight, a close score, and a shootout in the end!