Dustin Patterson's Blog

This weekend brought another WCHA Fighting Sioux hockey series to the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks.  Normally I would be at the games, cheering on the team from the student section.  That has not been the case this year as I did not get season tickets due to the horrible change that was made to the student ticket distribution system.  I have been able to make it to a couple of games this year though by purchasing individual game tickets.

This weekend I was able to make it to Friday night’s game in style.  Through a source who’s name I will not mention for security reasons, I was able to get seats in the Green Mill Club at the Ralph.  I wasn’t sure what was all involved with this, but I knew it was going to be good.

Below is a picture of the ice from my seat an hour before the game.

After finding out how nice my seat was, I took advantage of the other benefits of the Green Mill Club, two free drinks before the puck drops.  We were also provided with some free appetizers which included fish sticks (which weren’t as bad as you might think).  Popcorn, pop, and water were also available for us throughout the game.

Around 40 minutes before the game starts, the teams come onto the ice to warm up.  You can see the teams below.

In all it turn out to be a pretty good game, with the Sioux winning 5 to 2 over the University of Minnesota – Duluth.  Although the tickets were only for Friday and I had to watch Saturday night’s game on TV, I’m looking forward to the next time I get to sit in the student section with my fellow hockey fans

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