Vienna Capitals Eishockey!

Yesterday Corrina, Greg, Julia, and I went to a hockey game. We scapled our tickets, €5 a piece. Not bad for standing room only. The game was good in the beginning, but the Vienna Capitals got blown out by the EC-Graz 99. Austrian hockey is a little bit different than North American hockey. Namely the fans at the arena are very similar to soccer fans in that they have banners, drums, horns, and a lot of team related clothing. The game itself is sort of different. There are less fights, not as much checking, and there are less shots on goal. However, the game moves insanely fast and there are a lot of stick related incidents. There was a lot of shoving in the place of fights. The game was full of rarities. Rarities such as a fan getting hit by a puck, a player's skate blade snapping in half, a penalty shot, and a few broken sticks. I also noticed some former NHLers in the Vienna lineup. Final score, Graz 7 and the Vienna 3. At least I got a Vienna Capitals hat. The game was definitely one of my favorite events since I arrived in Vienna.