For a couple of years
now Coca Cola has been offering hockey fans here in Toronto the chance to win
free tickets to go watch a Maple Leafs exhibition game. Canadians love their hockey and to go watch a
Leafs game is like being able to go watch a baseball game at Fenway Park, a
football (soccer) game in Santiago Bernabeu, or a basketball game at the
Staples Center. While I’m not a huge
hockey fan, I have been following the boys in blue since the early 90’s when
they had Wendel Clark and Doug Gilmour.
So to finally have a chance to go watch the Leafs at the Air Canada
Centre, and have gold seats/tickets made me feel overwhelmingly euphoric.
Ordinarily these
tickets are very expensive to buy, despite the fact that the Leafs haven’t won
the Stanley Cup since 1967. A friend of
mine once told me that parents put the names of their babies on a waiting list
with hope’s that one day their kid (as an adult) will be able to buy season
tickets. Win or lose Toronto loves the
Leafs. So when I finally got to the ACC,
despite it being the new home of the Leafs it wasn’t so much the building that
made it all exciting but seeing all the fans and how much they love and support
our team that made it special.
The inside of the ACC
is very stylish and clean, and the staff was kind and courteous (maybe because
it was the first game). The seats were
comfortable and the view was better than any television coverage can
match. My only complaint about my visit
was how expensive food and beverage was, but I guess it’s no different from any
other sports stadium I’ve been to.
Although the Leafs lost that night 5-0, I still had lots of fun and even
got to see a fight up close and personal.
So here’s hoping the Leafs have a wonderful 2010-11 season this year,
all-the-way! Go Leafs Go!
Toronto
Maple Leafs:
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAK5SEci9bA
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