Go Leafs Go
There is nothing like a hockey game to lift your spirits when you are feeling low. Yes it is just a temporary diversion, and doesn't do anything to solve problems but it takes your mind off a few things, and gives you that needed boost. And after the week I had I definitely needed a boost.
In Toronto the Maple Leafs are THE team. Yes we have the Blue Jays for baseball, the Raptors for Basketball, even the Argos for football (albeit, it is CFL) And each of those teams have there fan support, but nothing like what the Leafs get. There is a reason why they call us fans the Leafs Nation, you can go to some arenas when the leafs visit, and the cheers of Go Leafs Go, are much louder than anything the home town team fans make.
But enough about that, I was going to write about the evening I had. A friend of mine got 4 tickets for the game on Saturday. The company she works for has season tickets and they gave it to her as a gift for prformance or something. Anyways she invited me to go along. 2 other friends of mine were also able to score tickets in the section besides ours so we decided that we would all go together and have an evening of it.
We booked a taxi to go down and scedualed it to pick us up after the game, better safe tham sorry right. The night before I called for reservations at this restuarant, Joe Badali's. It's a nice Italian restuarant that I've been to before, it's informal, has good food, and most importatly, it is a 2 minute walk to the ACC. When I called they said that they wern't taking reservations but that they would put my name down and try to get us a spot. Well when we got down there they said that they were booked. I did my best bluff, that we had reservations, etc, etc, but to no avail. We were all kind of bummed, because none of us really wanted to eat at a hot dog stand. So I tried one last ditch effort. Canyon Creek, is another restuarant beside Joe's. It is a much more fancier, upscale place. Most of us were wearing Leaf jerseys which is not the decorum of that restaurant, but I asked if they had a table for 6. "Sorry we are all booked." the girl said. But then she called over the manager, and asked something, and he said OK. The girl said that there was a table, however it has been reserved for a group at 7:30 and we would have to be out by then. That was fine by us because the game started at 7:00. Well this was no ordinary table, it was the private room for "special guests". The wine selection was much better, instead of regular glasses it was all fine crystal, and it came with a complementary bottle of champagne! Needless to say diner was excellent and they got a huge tip.
It is a treat just to get to a game, but these seats were increadable. Platnum! We were 3 rows up from the ice, just at the the face off circle by the goal. It is an experiance all on it's own to see guys like Wellwood, Tucker, and off course the great Mats Sundin back after his injury. And to see them up close, even hear the chatter on the ice between players. It was also nice to know that the platnum seats are attatched to a corporate account, so everything we wanted, from drinks to food, to whatever, is charged to the company, and Michelle's boss said it was fine to use it.
All in all it was one of the best night's I had in, well too long to remember. It's a shame that the good times are interspaced by long stretches of bad, but they keep me going. Tomorow life will start again, at least I'll be a little fresher to handle it. Besides there is always the Leafs.
In Toronto the Maple Leafs are THE team. Yes we have the Blue Jays for baseball, the Raptors for Basketball, even the Argos for football (albeit, it is CFL) And each of those teams have there fan support, but nothing like what the Leafs get. There is a reason why they call us fans the Leafs Nation, you can go to some arenas when the leafs visit, and the cheers of Go Leafs Go, are much louder than anything the home town team fans make.
But enough about that, I was going to write about the evening I had. A friend of mine got 4 tickets for the game on Saturday. The company she works for has season tickets and they gave it to her as a gift for prformance or something. Anyways she invited me to go along. 2 other friends of mine were also able to score tickets in the section besides ours so we decided that we would all go together and have an evening of it.
We booked a taxi to go down and scedualed it to pick us up after the game, better safe tham sorry right. The night before I called for reservations at this restuarant, Joe Badali's. It's a nice Italian restuarant that I've been to before, it's informal, has good food, and most importatly, it is a 2 minute walk to the ACC. When I called they said that they wern't taking reservations but that they would put my name down and try to get us a spot. Well when we got down there they said that they were booked. I did my best bluff, that we had reservations, etc, etc, but to no avail. We were all kind of bummed, because none of us really wanted to eat at a hot dog stand. So I tried one last ditch effort. Canyon Creek, is another restuarant beside Joe's. It is a much more fancier, upscale place. Most of us were wearing Leaf jerseys which is not the decorum of that restaurant, but I asked if they had a table for 6. "Sorry we are all booked." the girl said. But then she called over the manager, and asked something, and he said OK. The girl said that there was a table, however it has been reserved for a group at 7:30 and we would have to be out by then. That was fine by us because the game started at 7:00. Well this was no ordinary table, it was the private room for "special guests". The wine selection was much better, instead of regular glasses it was all fine crystal, and it came with a complementary bottle of champagne! Needless to say diner was excellent and they got a huge tip.
It is a treat just to get to a game, but these seats were increadable. Platnum! We were 3 rows up from the ice, just at the the face off circle by the goal. It is an experiance all on it's own to see guys like Wellwood, Tucker, and off course the great Mats Sundin back after his injury. And to see them up close, even hear the chatter on the ice between players. It was also nice to know that the platnum seats are attatched to a corporate account, so everything we wanted, from drinks to food, to whatever, is charged to the company, and Michelle's boss said it was fine to use it.
All in all it was one of the best night's I had in, well too long to remember. It's a shame that the good times are interspaced by long stretches of bad, but they keep me going. Tomorow life will start again, at least I'll be a little fresher to handle it. Besides there is always the Leafs.
posted by The Cube at 8:00 AM
1 Comments:
Wow! I'm jealous! Sounds super fun! I've never been to a pro hockey game before. I did see the Blue Jays in the dome once when dh & I were still dating. Though as you said, not quite as exciting as Hockey in Canada. Someday when the kids are older maybe we'll all go when we're out visiting family or something.
I'm glad you had a great time!
Alis
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