Picture Post: BOS Bruins @ CAR Hurricanes

 Hi All!


Sorry it's been a while since we last posted.  We've both been busy with class, but we've been trying to keep the Twitter going strong. Here are some pictures from the Boston Bruins game (on Jan 14, 2012) that L took. Canes won 4-2, making it 3-0 this season against one of the best teams in the NHL! 

Pre-game warm ups!

 Start of the 2nd period (forgot to take a picture of the opening- oops)

Brandon Sutter takes the face off!

 Cam Ward looked AWESOME in net last night. He was more of a brick wall than Tim Thomas! Whoa! 

 Face off to start the 3rd, lead by fearless Captain Eric Staal

 TV Time Out, Toumo Ruutu adjust skates, guys talk.

 We'll always have a soft spot for Tyler Seguin, even if he is a Bruin. 

 Chara & Ruutu

 Tim Thomas, the official brick wall of the NHL (usually)

 Tensions rise in the last minute as the Canes lead the Bruins 4-2. Timmy Gleason gets in a scuffle, but refs broke it up before anything could happen.

 Goodbye Lucic! Gotta love the ref escort. 

And it's a Caniac Victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2nd one L's seen this season! 
Wooooohooooooooo! Woooohooooooooo! 

Our Year in Review

2011 was a big year for us (hockey wise, at least). We got to meet some of our favorite players and go to more events than we ever have before.  2011 reminded us why we love hockey. Here's a recap of this years adventure:


January


1st- Watched the Winter Classic on TV. Lackluster, frustrating, and ughhhh Crosby got injured.  Not the best start to the year.


28th- All Star Draft Night

• Got lucky & had a prime spot for all the draft action (including Ovi freaking out like a kid when the confetti fell (see picture above).  
• Got to talk to JR & Kevin Weekes. 
• Came REALLY close to meeting Matt Duchene. Still angry at the guy that led him away from us.  
• Almost killed a guy for yelling at Skinner for 5 straight minutes.
• Saw the Stanley Cup again!
• Danced to Three Doors Down from the top of a parking deck. 

29th- All Star Skills Competition Day 

• Woke up early to go to Steven Stamkos & Jeff Skinner signings!
• Stalked Tyler Seguin (how could we not?)
• Met Ryan Kesler & Jamie McBain!
• Unfortunately met Taylor Hall.  We heard from rumor sites that he's not very nice and it's actually true. 
• Got great spots at the Red Carpet event before the Skills Competition!
• Watched the Skills Competition from our friends couch while hanging out with some of our favorite people! 

Feb-March

• Continued to be sad about Sidney...especially when the Penguins came to the RBC Center!
• Still attended lots of Canes game. 

April

• First road trip down to Charlotte! Got to see the Charlotte Checkers defeat the Hershey Bears on the  way to winning the series! 
• Perfected a recipe for Depression brownies since the Canes didn't make the playoffs

May 

• L made N the best birthday gift ever
• Participated in Susan G Komen Race for the Cure with the Canes for a Cause team!

June-August 

• Summer school + no hockey = no fun :(

September 

18th- Caniac Carnival

25th- Heart Walk- Canes with a Heart (American Heart Association)

 (This picture was stolen from the KNCF facebook page)

October

• Hockey returns!
• Attended Opening Night for the Hurricanes!
• L's Birthday hockey game! Included getting to do a promotion! 

November

• More hockey

December

• Hurricanes vs Penguins game on the 3rd
• First Charlotte road trip of the year! 

Wishing you a Happy New Year!

Hopefully next year we'll have even more awesome pictures to share!


L & N

Picture Post: PHX Coyotes @ CAR Hurricanes

These were taken on last Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011. 

Sorry, the quality is so bad (I didn't even attempt many action shots this time).

Hopefully soon I will have a decent lens so I can actually take decent pictures at games.

 Boys during warm-ups! 

 This is the most we saw of Biz (Paul Bissonette) all night [healthy scratch]. Sad, but at least I got a picture of this face! 

 Ray Whitney makes his return to Raleigh (wrong colored jersey though!)

 OLIVER! Ekman-Larsson is a super nice guy (and adorable)! Got to meet him during All-Stars and he was one of our favorites of the weekend. Could help but snap a bunch of pictures while he was one the ice! 

 Random shot of the arena- all the Whitney supports were in neon green!

 Happy Holidays jumbo-tron! This was during the performance of the bells! 

 Face off time for the start of the 2nd! Pretty sure it's Brandon Sutter taking the face off, but can't read his #

 Some action in front of Ward. Luckily that wasn't a goal...

I think this may be my favorite Stormy outfit! 

Canes lost 3-4. Tough one to watch because Phoenix scored first, but the Canes rallied to get the game to 3-1. Then they lost the lead in the 3rd period. Typical of this season :(

Picture Post: OKC Barons @ Charlotte Checkers

Last Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011, we road tripped down to Charlotte to see some of our favorites in action. L snapped a few pictures so we decided to post them. Sorry about the quality, L needs a new (arena legal) lens for her camera, so was working with her Point & Shoot. 

 Pic 1: Bench shot. Jared Staal in the middle (sawoooooooooon).

 Pic 2: Jon Matsumoto gets a penalty shot & scores! Ties the game at 2-2 with 6 minutes left in the 1st. 

 Pic 3: We just love Zack Boychuk, yet this was the only picture that came out okay :/

 Pic 4: Zac Dalpe taking a face off for the Checkers! We miss him in Raleigh! 

 Pic 5: Action shot! Dalpe & Boychuk working in front of the net! 

 Pic 6: Jared Staal in action!!!

Pic 7: Jared Staal again in action.


Checkers ended up going into overtime & losing within 30 seconds into it. Sad, but the boys put up a good fight. 


Final Score= 4-3 OKC Barons