Last week Tom and I went out with some of his old friends. One friend and I got to talking about sports. He couldn't believe I had never been to a hockey game. I ran down the four most popular sports in the US: American football, baseball, soccer, basketball. Him: "Where is hockey?" Me: "I have no idea I only know those first four." Ice hockey is far and away the most popular sport in the Czech Republic. It was then decided we were going to the next home game. (My apologies in advance for the low quality of the images. Turns out I don§t know how to take pictures when things move.)
Prostějov Hawks skating onto the rink. It was Prostějov versus "Brno's crap team" (Brno has two teams).
It was great fun to watch! Unfortunately Prostějov did not do very well. Tom's friend said it was like watching pond hockey. You know, the neighborhood kids playing outside. Prostějov lost 3-1 with Brno scoring their third point when Prostejov had six players on the ice versus Brno's three. That was embarrassing. But I got to practice my Czech swear words!
My lovely escorts and cultural interpreters
Tom and I. I had the hardest time taking this picture. The beer was starting to get to me...
End of the game. The fireworks are from Prostějov's super fans. The whole game they were chanting and singing on behalf of the home team. When finished shaking hands the Prostějov players went over to wave and clap for them as a thank you for the support.
Fun! If Seattle gets a basketball team, they plan to also use the arena to support an ice hockey team.
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