The Vancouver Canucks!

Hello Everybody!

I have exciting news!

*DRUMROLL*

Our class went to see the Vancouver Canucks practice! (If you don't know who they are, then you are one of the following: stupid  never mind, let's just be nice and say ignorant; lives outside of Canada; lives in a different province in Canada; hates sports so much that they just refuse to watch it-therefore not knowing ANY sports teams.

So now that those of you who don't know who the Vancouver Canucks have classified yourselves into one of those groups, I will actually tell you who they are. (although the picture of what Manny Malhotra is doing sort of gives it away)

So the Vancouver Canucks is a hockey team. A professional hockey team. A few members of the team have played in the Olympics before. They play for Vancouver. (Vancouver is in British Columbia, which is a province in Canada) They're famous to most Vancouverites. So going to see a private practice is a really cool thing. We were all excited and took our cameras and our camcorders and our #1 pointing fingers to the practice. But the thing is, no cheering, hollering, screaming, or clapping is allowed. We're not allowed to use flash on our cameras, either. The lady explained that it was because it would distract them during the practice. Despite all the 'don'ts', it was still really awesome to see them practice. They were so focused. Not once did they look over at us in the stands. They were just so into practicing, practicing, and practicing. It would be extremely hard for me to have that much concentration on... well, on anything, really! We were in the stands munching on our snacks and taking random pictures of them playing. After they finished their practice and hit the showers, we filed into a room and sat there waiting for Manny Malhotra, the member of the Canucks we would be meeting. We waited quietly for the first few minutes, thinking that he would come immediately. But of course, after the first few minutes, we got a little loud and started to play around. He was taking a long time because he was being interviewed by reporters. Their questions were mostly about how he feels about the hockey game coming up tomorrow night. But after a long wait, he finally walked through the doors, showered, clean, and sweat-free. We cheered and clapped. He first told us a little bit about his backround. Then we began to ask questions. He answered them cheerfully with funny answers. But our questions made him laugh more than his answers made us laugh. In the end, we all got a hat, a t-shirt, and a gigantic poster of Manny Maholtra (signed). So all in all, it was an experience that I will NEVER EVER forget. THANK YOU VANCOUVER CANUCKS FOR GIVING US SUCH AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH YOU PRACTICE!