Watching the Bruins during the holiday season
By: Peter Stathopoulos
Having lived in Boston for my whole life, I obviously
know about the Boston Bruins and their recent2011 Stanley Cup Finals
triumph. But, unlike the Stanley Cup
Finals against the Vancouver Canucks which in itself was a joy to watch; home
games during the Christmas season certainly bring a different feel to the
air. The weather in New England is
certainly appropriate for hockey; it is cold in all of New England as winter
has arrived upon us. In years past,
watching Bruins games during the holiday season was not as enjoyable as it is
starting to become in the past couple of years.
Why was the case in years past? I
have no idea, but one thing I do know is that Bruins hockey games thisDecember
are almost guaranteed to be sold-out.
This has not been the case during the 2008 seasonand before. During that same season, I have gone to the
December 23rd game against the St. LouisBlues and that game was not
sold out. I could notice that certain
sections of the TD Garden arena were empty.
From what I can remember, that game seemed more like a college hockey
game than an NHL game. Obviously, today
it is totally different; it actually does seem like an NHL game!
Even
though the NHL season goes from October until April, NHL hockey during the
holiday season brings on a special feeling for me. I do not know how other hockey fans feel but
the holiday season is literally one of the very few times during the NHL season
where I actually pay attention to the Bruins.
I know that there are some people that will not believe that last
sentence. But, I swear that I actually
do pay attention to the Boston Bruins during the month of December. During the month of December I might even
attend a Bruins game at the TD Garden.
That month is the month that I would most likely be attending a Bruins
game. If I am lucky I might even attend
multiple Bruins games during the month of December. I always love watching the Bruins during the
month of December. The holiday season is
always special, especially in regards to watching the Bruins. How do fellow Bruins fans feel about Bruins
hockey during the holiday season?
