Ice Hockey and Bandy (played in a bigger field, with no hockey puck but a tiny ball) for the Swedish are what Football is for us in Turkey. People here are crazy about these two games. Vasteras is home to all-time bandy champions VSK team. There's a huge ice sports complex called ABB arena, and it's only 20 minutes walk from our dormitories. As we heard that there was an ice hockey match (the last game of the season), we did not want to miss it. It was my first ice hockey match and I enjoyed it a lot. The game was between Vasteras and Sundsvall.
The tickets were 100 kronas (11 euros) and 50 kronas for adults and students respectively. One of my friends, Zach, asked the security guy where we could get the tickets. The security guy, in return, asked him where he was from, and we got the tickets for free when his answer was "Canada" =)
ABB Arena:
Hockey is a tough sport like American football. I used to play American football for the university team back home. When it was certain that I'm coming to Sweden for the exchange programme, I sent an e-mail to the university, asking whether they had an American football team or not. They didn't have any, and I was recommended to play Ice hockey instead. I have to learn how to skate first though.. it looks so much fun.
Hockey supporters:
Some more from the field:
When the game was about to start:
Some Swedish fan doing his funny dance:
The most valuable player got a guitar, while the second had a hockey stick for the hard work:
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