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Picture it: Dallas, Texas 1992 A 12-year-old girl sees two movies: The Mighty Ducks and The Cutting Edge. Both of these films involved an interesting sport called ice hockey. The girl is intrigued by the fast pace and puck handling. What is this? Her mother explains the sport and mentions Dallas has a minor league team called The Dallas Freeze. They go to a game. The moment the blades hit the ice the girl is hooked. The thud as bodies slam against the boards. The wobble of the glass. The click-clack of the sticks. The potential for fights. The excitement as the puck finds its way through the goalie. Then to discover that Dallas would have its own professional NHL team! The girl knows her life will never be the same. That girl was me. That NHL team was The Dallas Stars.
I absolutely love hockey. Love it. Love it. Love it. I love that my high school graduation had to be moved to a new location because the Stars were battling for the Stanley Cup. I love that we won. I love that I could go to practice and meet the players. I love that I received a Nieuwendyk jersey as a Christmas gift. I even love my team when they are in a slump and playing like crap. (I know that I love them when they are like this because I get so emotionally involved.)
I kicked off 2020 experiencing the coolest thing to happen to Dallas Stars Hockey since they won the Stanley Cup. My husband and I attended the NHL Winter Classic. The Winter Classic is an annual outdoor hockey game on the national stage. This year Dallas hosted the game in the Cotton Bowl against the Nashville Predators. Believe me, a lot of people had doubts about whether or not the game would happen so far in the south.Well, it did and it was amazing! The weather cooperated creating a crisp and chilly atmosphere. All the elements were there: bodies into boards, sticks hitting the ice, tension leading to fights! The rumbling of 85, 000+ fans with each shot at the net. Then the absolute best:
THE DALLAS STARS WON!
Unfortunately, I did not get my much anticipated Fletcher's Corny Dog. It turns out that 85, 000+ people are a lot more than cordoned off Fair Grounds can really accommodate. All food lines were absurdly long meaning all I ate the whole day as a handful of peanuts and cold nachos. However, I would gladly take a handful of peanuts and cold nachos any day of the week if it means a glorious Dallas Stars victory on a national stage!The last sound of the #WinterClassic? The SOUND of the CROWD.@DallasStars take this one in front of their home crowd at the Cotton Bowl. pic.twitter.com/3kQE5bnMl3— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 1, 2020
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