It was a snowy night to attend the Chicago Blackhawks game. But I managed to make the drive from my home to the United Center in less than 30 minutes. Rather than park for free on the street as I have many times this season, I used one of the parking passes I bought last year from Red Top Parking. I parked in their lot rather than brave the snow on the city streets.<\/p>\n
Obtaining Tickets<\/u>
I parked just before 7:30 pm. I expected to see more ticket scalpers walking towards the United Center box office than I did \u2013 but it had snowed all day. The scalpers who were there, either looking for tickets or did not have a single. Meaning I bought a standing room only ticket for $25 from the ticket office \u2013 even though seats were available. I bought SRO because my cousin, \u201cBlackhawks Jim,\u201d was at the game and I was hoping to sit with them in the first level.<\/p>\n
Standing Room Only
<\/u>Since I arrived just before the game started, I immediately went to the upper deck and found a seat for the first period. \u201cBlackhawks Jim\u201d texted me that there was a seat in front of them so I met up with him during the first intermission. The seat was free so I sat in section 120 row 10 for the 2nd and 3rd periods.<\/p>\n
The Game<\/u>
Tonight was Tony Esposito Heritage Night. I actually attended the last Tony Esposito Night on March 19, 2008 when the Blackhawks started celebrating the hero\u2019s of their past.<\/p>\n
This was the fourth shootout game I have attended this season. Kris Versteeg scored in the 5th round to win the shootout 1-0 and give the Blackhawks the win 4-3. Patrick Kane scored two goals in the first period as the Stars and Blackhawks traded goals throughout the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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