One of the best parts about living in the Sunshine state are the professional sports teams. Before moving to Florida all I had were the Reds and the Bengals and I wasn’t about to root for a team from Ohio.

Since I’ve lived down here I have anxiously been awaiting hockey’s opening night. Some of you may have heard about the lockout which only increased the amount of time I had to wait for this night. And then finally the lockout came to an end. And January 19th was set as the date. And then the schedule was released. And the Washington Capitals were set as our first victim.

I knew I would be attending this game so I bought tickets the day they went on sale without hesitation. My transaction went through five minutes after they went on sale. The seats were nosebleeds but the game was a sold out slobberknocker. We ended up winning 6-3.

The best part about the Tampa Bay Lightning are the tesla coils built into the arena. Every time the Lightning put the puck in the net, the coils shoot off bolts through the arena. It truly is something special. Especially when you get to see it six times in one night.