Home of the: Toronto Maple Leafs
Visited On: March 7, 2009
Teams Seen: Leafs vs. Oilers
Game Result: Edmonton 4, Toronto 1
Section 317, Row 9X, Seat 11
Teams Seen: Leafs vs. Oilers
Game Result: Edmonton 4, Toronto 1
Section 317, Row 9X, Seat 11
This game was part of a trip to Toronto that I took with my sister and brother-in-law. We went for the weekend (game on Saturday night), and also went to the Hockey Hall of Fame, CN Tower, and Gretzky's, among other places.
Originally, our trip to Toronto didn't include a Leafs game. Though I wanted to go, I had tried buying tickets through the Leafs' official site and found no available tickets. Looking on Stubhub and other sites, the prices were ridiculously high. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed.
Until a few weeks before the trip, when I decided to go online and check the Leafs' site again, just for kicks. Sure enough, I was able to find three consecutive seats for just over $25 each. The site said the seats were "obstructed," which is why they were so cheap. I didn't care - I bought them anyways. I figured that the seats couldn't be THAT bad, or else there wouldn't be seats there in the first place, right?
Right! Air Canada Centre is a very nice building. It has three entrances, so I didn't actually get to see the *front* of the arena. We entered through the Union Station entrance, which is what the above picture represents. There's table hockey and games in the pavilion - super cool! For some odd reason, I didn't get to go to the Leafs team store (I'll have to stop back there someday.)
The arena is very nice. The elevators have the Leafs' logo painted on them, something I've never seen in an arena before. Tim Hortons' and Pizza Pizza are just two of the restaurants offered at the arena.
Seeing all the Stanley Cup champion banners is new for me, as this is the first arena I'd ever been to besides HSBC Arena in Buffalo. Another odd thing was hearing only the Canadian anthem, but I didn't mind. It was just odd not hearing the American anthem!
The Oilers ended up winning, which I enjoyed. I like the Leafs, but I also like the Oilers, so I didn't mind their victory.
Another odd thing? When the three stars of the game were announced, they all came out on the ice. Usually (at least at HSBC Arena), only the Sabres come out. Any stars from the other team don't come out on the ice. The three stars were Luke Schenn (#3), John Mitchell (#2), and Dwayne Roloson (#1). After Schenn and Mitchell came out, I figured that was it. But then, they announced Roloson's name and out he skated onto the ice! All the Oilers fans (including myself) went crazy, and it was awesome!
Originally, our trip to Toronto didn't include a Leafs game. Though I wanted to go, I had tried buying tickets through the Leafs' official site and found no available tickets. Looking on Stubhub and other sites, the prices were ridiculously high. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed.
Until a few weeks before the trip, when I decided to go online and check the Leafs' site again, just for kicks. Sure enough, I was able to find three consecutive seats for just over $25 each. The site said the seats were "obstructed," which is why they were so cheap. I didn't care - I bought them anyways. I figured that the seats couldn't be THAT bad, or else there wouldn't be seats there in the first place, right?
Right! Air Canada Centre is a very nice building. It has three entrances, so I didn't actually get to see the *front* of the arena. We entered through the Union Station entrance, which is what the above picture represents. There's table hockey and games in the pavilion - super cool! For some odd reason, I didn't get to go to the Leafs team store (I'll have to stop back there someday.)
The arena is very nice. The elevators have the Leafs' logo painted on them, something I've never seen in an arena before. Tim Hortons' and Pizza Pizza are just two of the restaurants offered at the arena.
Seeing all the Stanley Cup champion banners is new for me, as this is the first arena I'd ever been to besides HSBC Arena in Buffalo. Another odd thing was hearing only the Canadian anthem, but I didn't mind. It was just odd not hearing the American anthem!
The Oilers ended up winning, which I enjoyed. I like the Leafs, but I also like the Oilers, so I didn't mind their victory.
Another odd thing? When the three stars of the game were announced, they all came out on the ice. Usually (at least at HSBC Arena), only the Sabres come out. Any stars from the other team don't come out on the ice. The three stars were Luke Schenn (#3), John Mitchell (#2), and Dwayne Roloson (#1). After Schenn and Mitchell came out, I figured that was it. But then, they announced Roloson's name and out he skated onto the ice! All the Oilers fans (including myself) went crazy, and it was awesome!
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