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We caught the train to Chicago Friday for my second ever hockey game (first professional hockey game). The Chicago Blackhawks won against the New Jersey Devils, and quality fans from both sides packed the United Center. It was a good game, although Chris and I don’t really understand the rules of hockey that well.

Here’s what makes it a good game for us:
1) Stadium food like fries, burgers, hot dogs, nachos, etc.
2) Fist fights between hockey players, including one that lasted for five minutes and stretched the length of the ice with all three referees just watching
3) A referee got hit in the head with a hockey puck and had to leave the game
4) Dan Aykroyd opened the game, which was full of Blues Brothers references
5) Fist fights in the stands between white trash Blackhawks fans and Devils fans.

We stayed at the Hotel Burnham, which we would highly recommend. Also, before the game, we met up with some of Chris’ friends from the Chicago Board of Trade and had after-work drinks at a bar filled with traders. They were all fun Irish guys, so we fit right in.