March 4th was ACE Train night at the Stockton Thunder game and I won the tickets on the train by answering the question, "What is the 5 hole?" Any hockey fan would know the answer and I was the quickest one on the train to answer. The new Stockton Arena was very nice, but there doesn't seem to be enough parking. We parked in the garage next to the arena and they closed it a few cars after we got in because it was full - and we were 20 minutes early. The arena holds about 10,000 and was about 1,500 from capacity.
The quality of hockey was about what you would expect from the ECHL - the minor, minor league. It wasn't horrible, but noticeably slower with sloppier passing. The crowd was pretty well into the game and cheered when the Thunder scored, but the loudest cheers were saved for the "Chuck-A-Puck" game during the intermission - you could buy a plastic puck for $1 and try to hit the target on the ice during intermission to win cash. Anyway, Shawnna and I had a good time, but I don't think we'll be buying season tickets anytime soon. Although, the Thunder won for the first time at home in about 3 months, so we might be good luck :-)
Score: W 5-2
1st Period
Stockton - Havern (Lalonde; Metcalfe)
Dayton - Teplitsky (unassisted)
2nd Period
Stockton - Ziedins (Stork; Irwin)
Stockton - Ziedins (PP) (Irwin; Martz)
Stockton - Foster (PP) (Irwin; Martz)
3rd Period
Stockton - Havern (Gardner; Ziedins)
Dayton - Kelly 10 (Teplitsky; Tennant)
Stockton SOG: 36
Dayton SOG: 40
Winning Goalie: Jake Moreland
Losing Goalie: David Currie
Tickets: Section 210 Row 25
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