Chirps from Center Ice

All is good in the world. Why? I have my tickets for the 2010-2011 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins upcoming season. I also took in the first day of practice. I had no idea what I was looking at. I never played hockey (I can’t even skate) and this was the first time live I ever got to witness an actual hockey practice.

The one thing which was not answered was about the December 30 game in Pittsburgh vs. Hershey. Inside of my ticket book are tickets for 39 home games and a voucher for another home game or a playoff game. The vibe I caught was that no one wearing Pens golf shirts  today had any idea on the when / where / how / what regarding ticket information. Which leads me to believe this is all controlled by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rightfully so I assume since it is their arena. I am not going to worry / complain / rant about it for this simple reason: I’m either going or I’m not going. It’s that simple.

I did take some pictures of the tickets, after the jump:

This is the box they gave us. Compared to prior years, it sure beats an envelope!

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Inside, there is a “Fan Guide” a “Pocket Schedule” the tickets and a “We’re #1 magnet”

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I was able to snap pictures of other things. Such as this…..

I like to call this the “Wall of Inspiration”

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I got to watch practice, again, I had no idea what I was looking at drill wise. This was my view.

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A familiar face….

Assistant Coach Alain Nasreddine

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That’s all for pictures. Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie was also present. I didn’t want to bother him like I do in cyberspace but I asked him what he thought about what he saw so far. I’m not going to give it away, so check out his blog later for a recap.

I have “Gameday” posts in the works. I am going to probably start October 9 vs. Hershey. I don’t know if I’m going to bother with anything in the preseason. They will be great. You should all enjoy. That’s all for now.