Hockey never really was a big sport in my household growing up, that is until my big brother when to college where hockey was a big sport. He came back after his freshman year a St. Louis Blues fan, so naturally I am a Chicago Blackhawks fan. I mean, what fun is it if there isn't household competition & rivalry? So for the last few years, hockey has become a more popular sport, but I still hadn't been able to go to a professional hockey game. That is until this past week when my boyfriend surprised me with tickets to a St. Louis Blues versus Tampa Bay Lightning game in St. Louis!

He is a former hockey player, so it's only right he took me to see my first professional game and it was one of the most mesmerizing events. Simply sitting and listeningn to the game was amazing. To hear the sound of the puck hitting the stick, the contact of players hitting the glass, and the roar of the crowd after the puck hits the net is something that you don't understand until your there in person. When you watch a game on tv all you hear is the announcers talking, but when you're physically there you can hear and appreciate all that a hockey game is.

The game of hockey is one that not many appreciate for more than the fights, but there is so much more put into it. The athleticism, the fitness and endurance it takes to be a hockey player, and well as the physical strength is often overlooked. I mean, they're on skates! It's just incredible.

If you ever get the chance to go to a professional hockey game, take it. It's exhilarating, intense, and unlike anything else