The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic hockey game took place at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan on Saturday, October 26th. My family and I went, we froze our butts off as it was very cold out but we had a blast! The Calgary Flames played against the Winnipeg Jets, with the Jets winning in overtime with a score of 2-1. All throughout the first two periods, the Jets (the best team, of course) were scoreless and at the end of the third, threw Calgary a curveball and secured an overtime win. My parents sat together and me and my sister sat together, at complete opposite sides of the stadium.
(Pictured above: a beautiful view of my parents view from their seats)
My sister and I realized we were sitting pretty much in the middle of the Calgary section. We were surrounded by (intoxicated) Flames fans and it was entertaining for the first bit of the game but eventually I got sick of them. If you haven’t figured out yet, we are die hard Winnipeg Jets all the way (Go Jets Go!); so we were very pleased by the result of the game!
(Pictured above: My sister and I all bundled up sitting in our seats)
(Pictured above: The distances from Regina to Winnipeg and Calgary)
Before the game started, singers Jess Moskaluke (who, fun fact, is from Langenburg, a town close to my hometown) and The Hunter Brothers sang a rendition of “The Middle” by Maren Morris. I realized after that they sang this because Regina is in the middle of Calgary and Winnipeg! The weather was very, very cold for the outdoor game. I saw on the jumbotron once that it was -3 C with 31km/hr winds! Our line of the night was that with the snow, it looked like we were in a snowglobe!
(Pictured above: A panoramic picture that my mom took, featuring my dad on the far left)
(Pictured above: A selfie of the whole gang all bundled up)
(Pictured above: a view of my sister and I’s seats)
(Pictured above: Our view after Morgan and I(my sister) moved to the standing area for the last bit of the game)
(Pictured above: My mom taking a selfie with Jet’s mascot, Benny)
(Pictured above: Pregame activities)
(Pictured above: Morgan and I socializing in our hotel bar before the game, drinking Diet Pepsi and Sprite)
(Pictured above: The final score)
As we were leaving the game, we were interviewed for CTV news!
(Pictured above: The whole fam on TV!)
In conclusion, I had a blast at the game. I would’ve appreciated it being a little warmer, but it was a great experience. GO JETS GO!