In praise of Bobby Ryan

In praise of Bobby Ryan
"The biggest thing is just his poise and his hands are unbelievable. I played with [Evgeni] Malkin and [Sidney] Crosby, and those guys are probably the two best in the league. Bobby's hands are right with those guys... He's a superstar in the making, it seems."
---Ryan Whitney, former Ducks defenseman

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Face-Off Fest 2009

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Yours truly isn't a Ducks season ticket holder (the job that pays the bills prevents me), but was graciously invited by fellow Ducks Twitter pals to their extra ticket for the Ducks annual Face-Off Fest.

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Check out that line of season ticket holders waiting to get in!

The evening had exciting events scheduled including locker room tours, player autographs, and skating on Ponda ice.

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Skate session sign-ups

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Hockey Spot activities for the kids

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Scott Niedermayer came out early to start his autograph session as fans stood in lines longer than those at Disneyland on Labor Day weekend

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Saku Koivu, always so sweet and gracious in person

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One good thing about being sick, I couldn't smell how stinky our boys' locker room was

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Little reminders for good sportsmanship. I wanted to add my own: "Kick the other team's butt!"

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J.S. Giguere and Jonas Hiller get geared up side by side. "Are you playing tonight or am I?"

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Diagram a few plays, check who's a healthy scratch, and leave yourself a little note to pick up milk on your way home

The best part about the evening was getting the chance to hang out with some of the amazing Duck friends I've made. Hockey is so much more fun when you have fellow fans to share your excitement with!

2 comments:

SK eleven said...

Bummed I didn't get to hang out with you kids more...but I did have a fun night overall! :)

HillerNtheNet said...

Had a BLAST! Great pics, by the way..

 
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