I’m super excited for the Heritage Classic outdoor NHL game (first regular season NHL game in a non-NHL city ever!) on Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium.
I’ve always been a Flames fan since I have a lot of family in Calgary but they were my second favourite team, at least until we moved to Calgary in 2001 when they took over from the Islanders as my favourite NHL team.
Living in an NHL city moved my fandom to another level and I’ve been a huge fan ever since.
One highlight of our time in Calgary was the Flames’ unexpected 2004 run to the Stanley Cup finals.
I was even able to get tickets to their first home game (third in the series) in the Flames opening round games against the Vancouver Canucks. But that was the only game I got to as I either couldn’t afford and/or couldn’t find tickets to any games (I remember sitting in a pub near my workplace for what turned out to be the final game when the Flames lost the Cup in game six and, in those pre-smartphone days, running to my office to see if any seats were for sale. And yes, I was looking for two but if I’d found one, I probably would’ve left Shea at the pub to go!) 😉
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