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Ten Grand at the Hockey Game 3/17/08 7:27 AM

This past Saturday night, my Queen and I went to see our local hockey team, the Reading Royals, play. It was their last home game before St. Patrick's Day, and so they had a little "St. Hat Trick's Day" event to celebrate the occasion. Fans got free green hats, and they had a contest, of which my mom was one of the sixteen finalists. Each finalist drew a player's name out of a hat (other than the goalies), and received a special edition jersey signed by that player. In addition, if the player whose name you drew scored a hat trick in the game (that's three goals, for non-hockey fans), you won $10,000.

It couldn't have been set up better. Not only did the Royals face the last-place Wheeling Nailers that night, but the Nailers were missing three key players due to suspension. It was obvious early on that the Royals were going to dominate the game, as the Nailers looked lost and sloppy all through the game.

At the second intermission, the score was 6-0 Royals, with two players having two goals at that point. Approximately five minutes into the third period, the speedy Ned Lukacevic smacked home his third goal of the night. Green hats filled the ice, and a local woman - no, not my mother - went home with a lot more green in her pocket. Oh yeah, and the Royals went on to a 9-3 win. You couldn't have scripted it better.

Happy St. Patty's, take care, and good luck!

Comments

  • dunndone

    wish your mom had won! i used to have season tickets to hershey bears when i lived in york,pa.hockey night was always special!

  • stephanie7583

    Thats awesome! I wish it had been your mom but sounds like you all had a great St. Paddy's Day!

  • guanxi

    What a great story! Too bad it wasn't your mom...but a great night none-the-less. I love hockey!

  • PipPrincess

    The only thing that would have been better is if your Mom had been the woman to have won the 10 Grand!