Illini hockey

On September 28, 2007, I went to see the Illini Hockey Club Team take on the Michigan State Club Team with Bob, Aqeel, and Melvin. It was my first live hockey game. It was quite an interesting experience. I felt that the game was much easier to follow live than on TV.

I was told that we are known for taunting the visitors in a rather organized fashion, and boy did the crowd come through. The crowd was organized from the get-go, starting with the introduction of the visiting team. After each player is introduced the crowd yells "You suck!" And the coach is followed by "You suck too!" After each Illini goal, the crowd points at the goalie and yells "It's all your fault!" There were others, but those were what stuck with me.

We also decided to do the run to the Illini Inn during the break between periods. That actually worked really well. We were able to down a beer on each trip, even though the Inn was rather crowded that night. That was also when I find out that the Inn had gotten rid of their old wooden tables and replaced them with tall ceramic ones. It just doesn't quite feel the same...