A little back story, and then I'll get to my point.

A friend of mine up here wanted to watch the Super Bowl. So, we met up at the old Forum, which is now some shlocky movie theater/restaurant place* and had a drink before going downtown to watch the game. We went down to McClean's on Peel, but all the seating was full, so the two of us kept wandering around, trying to find a sports bar. Eventually, we ended up at La Cage at the Bell Centre, which was a great call.

The place was crowded (although it strangely emptied out before the second half), but we were able to find a seat. Right after we got there, Chris pointed out a guy wearing a Hawks third jersey (the old black one, not the Winter Classic style). I should stress, I was not drunk, although with the Super Bowl on, I was feeling brazenly American and maybe a little homesick, so I asked my server if I could buy him a drink. Which I did, and then he reciprocated. We never talked, but we did toast each other across the room.

So, to Blackhawks guy at La Cage, if you happen to see this, thanks for the drink. The cognac was a great choice. Go Hawks!

*On a completely unrelated note, how depressing is that? I mean, the Forum is one of the absolute greatest sports arenas of all time, certainly as great as the Bernabeu, and a hell of a lot better than that Cathedral of Greatness Bought: Yankee Stadium. And what do they put in its place? An ugly building with weird architecture, a few seats from its glory days placed in a strange configuration, some CH logos spread around, and dance music piped into the atrium.

Aren't these Hawks something? I remember when other teams took games against the Hawks as just another game, so in a way, it's kind of nice that they now seem these games as "special attention required." 

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So, obviously, I've only been lurking on SCH in the past month. Are you tripping out to Vaudreuil for the game on Friday? If you're still meeting your friend over there, it would be great to meet up with you guys. I get off work in time to make the train, but there isn't one coming back to Montreal until the next morning. You know any place I could crash, cheap motel, couch, heated foyer?

I'm living up here in Montreal. It's a great city, especially for hockey and drinking, but I don't know any fellow Hawks fans. I was wondering if anyone knows any up here. I'd like to get a viewing party together, especially for the Oct. 30 game against the Habs. We could even print off copies of the Committed Indian for the game. With enough beer, it might be like we're at the UC, until the French get pissed off. Anyway, if you're interested, let's get something worked out.