Stanley Cup Playoffs
June 6, 2008
The Dallas Stars, our local NHL hockey team, made a pretty decent run this year in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Over the last month or so, I spent more time watching hockey than I had planned. I typically turned on a game after putting my son to bed, watching the third period or so. I watched the Stars eliminate the San Jose Sharks in the second round (of four) and then lose to the Detroit Red Wings in the third round. The final round had some really amazing hockey between the Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. (We were rooting for the Penguins since one of my son’s favorite stuffed animals is a penguin we got at the Fort Worth Zoo before he was born.) Game 5 was especially exciting — with the Penguins rallying to tie the game near the end of regulation and then winning with a goal in the third over — but the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup with a victory in Game 6 two nights later.
The next sporting event that will interrupt my regular routine will be the Summer Olympics, which start in just two months.