We watched with some nostalgia this afternoon as the Heritage Classic outdoor hockey extravaganza unfolded in the frosty air of Commonwealth Stadium. Even though I am not much of a hockey fan it was still moving to see the likes of Grant Fuhr, Marty McSorley, Yari Kurri and the Great One once again enrobed in the Oiler blue and orange. It was quite a spectacle to see these gentlemen, some pushing 60 I'm sure, to put a great effort into giving the fans of Edmonton and all the hockey nuts across the country a real fine show. There wasn't much hitting as I'm sure those elderly bodies are a bit more brittle now, especially at -20 degrees. Hats are off to the organizers, the players and all those involved in putting on this historic event. But I have to give more credit to the more than 57,000 fans, my daughter included, who showed up to sit in the frigid stands for up to eight hours in sub freezing temperatures. Where else are you going to find people crazy enough to pull a stunt like this one? Only in Canada, eh? Hopefully pictures will be forthcoming in future posts. As for the second game of the day... well Montreal won so it's congrats to them, but it would have been icing on the cake if we had taken that one as well. Oh well, the icing would have been frozen by the end of the game.

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