Hockey night in Pittsburgh

I spent the last week in Pittsburgh, PA, a city situated at the crossing of three rivers (Allegheny River, Monongahela River, Ohio River), headquarters to Heinz corporation, and the hottest team in the NHL; Pittsburgh Penguins. The latter, which I was able to witness first-hand.

I took the advice of the hotel concierge to avoid purchasing tickets online and try to purchase them before the start of the game through scalpers instead. This strategy seemed to backfire as I did not see any scalpers. As I started my reluctant walk back to the hotel, I walked by a person trying to sell his ticket desperately. I purchased the ticket for a double-digit amount ($30 below the box-office price). I sat six rows from the ice. A seat that costs over $400 for a Toronto Maple Leafs game at the Air Canada center.

The game was full value for the ticket price, where the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago BlackHawks 5-4 in a shootout. The winning shootout goal was scored by Evgeni Malkin. The Pittsburgh Penguins are the most exciting team in the NHL, with talents such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, and Marc-Andre Fleury. They are reminiscent of the 1980 Edmonton Oilers, a team consisting of many talented players such as Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jarri Kurri and Grant Fuhr. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, but was able to take some photos with my cell-phone.



I would not mind going to see another game in Pittsburgh ... it is only a five and half hours drive from Toronto.