{"id":2020,"date":"2010-02-15T20:41:37","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T02:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anygame-anywhere.com\/blog\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2010-03-08T23:34:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T05:34:02","slug":"weekday-afternoon-hockey-griffins-at-icehogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anygame-anywhere.com\/blog\/weekday-afternoon-hockey-griffins-at-icehogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekday Afternoon Hockey: Griffins at IceHogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a rare event \u2013 a weekday afternoon minor league hockey game. And even rarer was that it was taking place on a Monday afternoon. The game had been on my radar for awhile since it would not compete with any other sporting events. There were multiple reasons I wanted to attend this game. First, I love attending weekday afternoon games whenever I can. Second, I have never attended a game at the Rockford MetroCentre. Third, I wanted to see the Chicago Blackhawks minor league team.<\/p>\n

I left my house in Chicago at 11:45 am and arrived in Rockford around 1:15 pm. I parked in the lot across the street from the MetroCentre for $5.<\/p>\n

Pre Game Dining<\/span>
\nAlso across the street from the MetroCentre (and the parking lot) was the Hawk\u2019s Nest of Rockford. I stopped in for lunch since I had 40 minutes until the game started.<\/p>\n

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\nObtaining Tickets<\/span>
\nWith no scalpers in sight, I bought the cheapest ticket I could from the box office for $12. As usual I sat wherever there was an open seat.<\/p>\n

The Game<\/span>
\nGrand Rapids got off to a quick start scoring 37 seconds into the game. However, Rockford matched that goal scoring later in the first period.<\/p>\n

The second and third periods were quiet as the game headed to overtime. In overtime, Brian Connelly scored at 1:39 to give Rockford the win 2-1.<\/p>\n

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\nMetrocentre<\/span>
\nThe Rockford MetroCentre is like any other arena. It is located directly downtown with a few restaurants and bars within the immediate vicinity. Entering the main entrance felt like entering a movie theater \u2013 the box office was shaped similar and you went up an escalator to get to the main level of the stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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