Saturday, January 21, 2023

A Very Canadian Night

Thursday evening was ultra Canadian. It began to blizzard about two hours before JJ's hockey game. But we hadn't attended many games, and I hadn't photographed any at all for two months. I am not sure how that happened, for I had been doing one or even two per week, and then there was a great nothingness.

So off we went. I took the first photo after the game. There wasn't a mountain of snow, thank goodness, but it was otherwise as miserable as sin.

You go out in the cold, sit in a cold arena to watch boys playing on cold ice (as if it could be hot), and you go back out into the even colder night afterward in the teeth of a blizzard. You do your best to scrape the car windows, and then you shiver all of the way home because the car hasn't warmed up yet. Brrr.

But I do have photos.

Very early in the game, one of our guys scored, and I managed to catch the puck in the net. I did get a photo of a subsequent goal, but it wasn't as good of a shot, so I am not going to post it here. (I like to keep the number of photos that I inflict on you to a somewhat reasonable number.)


The next photo is an unusual goalmouth scramble. Usually, the players are all globbed together, but they are arranged in kind of a distinct line here, and the two boys on either side complete something of a T shape.


You have seen me take shots of the boys skating toward the camera, but this time, I included the benches. I like it as a change.


From the back of the net, I decided to include much of the arena, especially vertically.


It was good to get back to it, and while it was a frigid drive home, I admit that it was short.

14 comments:

DJan said...

I really like that last shot. You make it sound pretty miserable, but you did it anyway.

Boud said...

Your description makes me happy not to have a young relative in ice hockey! But good for you for supporting him.

Barbara Rogers said...

A grandfather's adventure in the blizzard! Love both the shots with the puck sailing in. That's good to see the people on the sidelines too.

Jeanie said...

I both wishes and was relieved that neither of our guys did hockey! It's cold in there!

Margaret said...

Excellent shots and worth getting cold for! Maybe?

RedPat said...

It may be cold but it is till a lot of fun at the arena. Love the puck in the net shot.

Vicki Lane said...

B-b-brrrrr!

William Kendall said...

Your last shot captures it all.

Marie Smith said...

You are such a Canadian, AC!

peppylady (Dora) said...

It been well over 30 years since I seen hockey game.
Coffee is on and stay safe

Debby said...

Okay. I have had fun before, but honestly, I have never had fun while freezing my nether region off.

Jenn Jilks said...

You are a good grampa for getting out there. I have done this, for an old boyfriend when I was between husbands, and I was chilled to the bone.

MARY G said...

Congrats on the puck catch - you have a fast finger there! And, yes, it was miserable. My car has a heated seat with three settings and a heated steering wheel and I STILL whine. Ah, Canada.

Granny Sue said...

Brrrr. But the hockey photos are great. We don't have TV but I like to watch hockey when we are somewhere with TV service. Its an exciting game.