Hockey Trip 2003 Photo Gallery

 

The weekend after the President's Day Weekend Blizzard, which left a record 28" of snow in the Baltimore area, Mike and I took a recklessly brave three day tour of three different NHL cities!

Game 1 : Flyers vs. Kings
                    
Game 2 : Sabres vs. Kings
                     
Game 3 : Penguins vs. Blues
                       

Cities attended:  Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pittsburgh
Days on road: 3
Miles driven: approximately 968
Hockey teams seen: 5 (Flyers, Kings (twice), Sabres, Penguins, Blues)
Weather:  sunny, cloudy, rainy, cold (different each day!)


 

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The HSBC Arena, home of the Buffalo Sabres. The scoreboard above the ice inside the HSBC Arena. The opening face-off.  The Sabres hosted the LA Kings. A face-off at the far end of the ice.
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Just after the face-off. A view of the crowd (sparse), the scoreboard, and the ice. A zamboni. The final score with 0:00 on the clock.
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The Mellon Arena (Igloo), home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. A cool building I like in Pittsburgh. A view of PNC Park (baseball). The Roberto Clemente Bridge is on the right. A closer view of PNC Park.
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A view of Heinz Field (football) across the Allegheny River. Inside the "Igloo." Penguins' championship banners. The Pens mascot (right).
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A zamboni. The scoreboard. The opening face-off.  The Penguins hosted the St. Louis Blues. A face-off at the opposite end of the ice.
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A face-off at the close end of the ice.