I finally made it to my first Avalanche game of the season on Sunday. With Kim being pregnant most of the season, and the Avs doing so poorly, I found it difficult to shell out the money. Sunday was different though, as I had a friend in town who was heading to the game and he invited me to come along. We thought that we already had some tickets lined up, but when that fell through, I used a discount email that I get nearly weekly to secure some seats. We opted for the $20 tickets in the upper level, but that didn’t stop us from watching the entire game in the lower level. It is pretty easy to do as you please when the crowd isn’t very large.

For this game the Avalanche were taking on the Calgary Flames. We arrived a little late for the start and watched as the first period ended in a scoreless tie. The Flames managed to get a goal in the second, while the Avs were routinely stopped by Flame goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. About half way through the third period, the Flames managed another goal to go up by two. Finally the Avs scored with just five minutes left, and though they had some opportunities toward the end of the game, that is how the score ended. With three games left in the season, my Avalanche spectating days are over and their season nearly is as well.