| In just its third year, the MN Wild have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Wild were #6 and the Colorado Avalanche were #3 in the Western Conference. MN won game 1 in Denver, Avs took game 2, and tonight was the first NHL playoff game in Minnesota since 1992. I could only get two tickets to the game - so cousin Kristi joined me again. We wore our Wild jerseys and support pins for my hockey buddy Jesse Sorkness, a Marine serving in Gulf War II. We were two of a record-setting 19,354 fans in attendance. The crowd was really into it from the warm ups to the final horn. The electricity in the X was immeasurable! What a thrilling night! |
