'The Good Old Hockey Game...'

Aaron and I attended a Portland Pirates hockey game Saturday night. We hadn't been to a hockey game for so long we were going through withdrawl. I used to go to Buffalo Sabres games a lot when we lived closer. So when we heard the Pirates were hosting a military night we thought we would go check it out.

To our surprise the Pirates, as of June 2008, is the new feeder team for the Buffalo Sabres. It was cool to be able to see the guys in action who might one day make it to play for the Sabres in NHL.

(pic courtesy of portlandpirates.com)

The Pirates wore special stars and stripes jerseys to honor the military.

After 3 periods, the Pirates came out victorious over the Philadelphia Phantoms 5-3. We definitely want to go to another game before the season ends. The arena was pretty full and the fans were electric. We had a great time!