So yesterday was pretty eventful. As it turns out, my brother’s hockey team made it to the finals in their playoffs, so it was essentially required attendance (I wanted to go anyway, so it didn’t make much difference). There are two notes I should add on here. First, we’re talking high school hockey here, and since unlike our southern neighbours, nobody in Canada gives two shits about college sports, the fact that high school hockey has so much buzz around it is kinda impressive. Second, the game was so “hyped-up” that they decided that it would be played in the MTS Centre. I played a game in the old arena once when I still played hockey, and that was like the greatest achievement in my life, so I can assume it was pretty cool for these kids to get to play at the MTS Centre. Anyway, they got absolutely railed. Four to one doesn’t sound so bad, but the way CPET was playing, I’m amazed they got the one goal they did. The only kid on the ice who seemed to know what game he was playing was my brother, and he was the goalie. The rest of them were tripping over the blue lines and skating at a pace usually reserved for seniors. The defensemen spent most of the game just watching the other guys skate by and clearly couldn’t be bothered enough to even try to keep the puck in the opposition’s end. It was ridiculous. And sad. I still wonder how they managed to get to the final game. But I suppose the silver medal isn’t so bad, considering the team’s history. CPET didn’t even have a hockey team until last year, and that team didn’t win a single game. So yeah, second place is a definite improvement. Afterwards we went to Montana’s with my grandparents and uncle for dinner, and it normally isn’t worth mentioning, but if you haven’t been to Montana’s, you should definitely check it out. They have huge sheets of paper laid out over every table just so you can doodle all over them while you wait. Easily my favourite restaurant.