{"id":6823,"date":"2016-06-20T07:26:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2016-06-20T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:19:04","slug":"2016-stanley-cup-finals-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6823","title":{"rendered":"2016 Stanley Cup Final: Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Coach Mike Sullivan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129523200\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7410\/27129523200_8b7555e2ec_z.jpg\" alt=\"Coach Mike Sullivan\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Matt Murray\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129523610\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7359\/27129523610_3607428cb2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Murray\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Anthem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129524140\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7322\/27129524140_0067c9cf91_z.jpg\" alt=\"Anthem\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Opening Faceoff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129524880\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7501\/27129524880_f4e91c305d_z.jpg\" alt=\"Opening Faceoff\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n This past Memorial Day, Julie and I attended Game One of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consol_Energy_Center\">Consol Energy Center<\/a> in which the Penguins <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nhl\/recap?gameId=400877454\">defeated<\/a> the Sharks 3-2. In the past we&#8217;ve attended Stanley Cup Final games at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Center\">United Center<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Louis_Arena\">Joe Louis Arena<\/a> but this was by far the best experience. The crowd at the arena was amazing, the people in our section were great. All around great atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129526170\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7003\/27129526170_974b783767_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129526650\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7335\/27129526650_474539077e_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27307123012\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7485\/27307123012_cc8c2db853_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Conor Sheary goal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27405227435\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/8\/7327\/27405227435_4f1deda6de_z.jpg\" alt=\"Conor Sheary goal\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Conor Sheary goal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27405227815\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7217\/27405227815_d42de2baf9_z.jpg\" alt=\"Conor Sheary goal\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Bryan Rust goal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27307126342\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7151\/27307126342_b71d7b15c6_z.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Rust goal\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n The Penguins jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before the Sharks came back late. The Penguins were able to get a late goal for the win in the final minutes. I&#8217;m pretty sure all but one of the five goals scored were on our side of the rink. I&#8217;ve only been in the lower bowl a couple of times and never in a playoff game. It&#8217;s hard to appreciate on TV how fast the game is and how large the players are compared in person.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Bryan Rust goal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27405227055\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7360\/27405227055_af51310309_z.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Rust goal\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/26797259444\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7382\/26797259444_10f0c53aa4_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Pens win!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/26797260184\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7200\/26797260184_6233a244fe_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pens win!\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Pens win!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/26797264094\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7409\/26797264094_39087525e8_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pens win!\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Pens win!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/26797262064\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7413\/26797262064_80c9112a7b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pens win!\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"View from our seats\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27129518480\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7308\/27129518480_9da3e52a68_z.jpg\" alt=\"View from our seats\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/26952833673\/in\/album-72157669440732426\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7311\/26952833673_93cdf8e30e_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/27527453746\/in\/album-72157669440732426\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7301\/27527453746_aeb9377bc2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Side Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Max Talbot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27307124122\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7474\/27307124122_038c3b679b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Max Talbot\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/27527431876\/in\/album-72157669440732426\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7323\/27527431876_b0f6e7c325_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n*<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Talbot\">Max Talbot<\/a> (and a not pictured Antonio Brown) were a section over from us and down several rows.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Iceburgh - Penguins mascot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27307125022\/in\/album-72157668378285380\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7649\/27307125022_2c9e470a5d_z.jpg\" alt=\"Iceburgh - Penguins mascot\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n **Iceburgh, the Penguins mascot, had a tendency to slide head first down the railings of each section.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/27462695812\/in\/album-72157669440732426\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7647\/27462695812_45197bc4a1_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n***The View From My Seat.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/27489233961\/in\/album-72157669440732426\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7434\/27489233961_cb622a77c4_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n****Julie and I had a great time, we got our free t-shirts and a victory.<br \/>\n***** Previous Stanley Cup Finals: <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6264\">2013 &#8211; Game Two<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4289\">2010 &#8211; Game Five<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4267\">2010 &#8211; Game One<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=3598\">2009 &#8211; Game One<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2921\">2008 &#8211; Game Two<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2920\">2008 &#8211; Game One<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Memorial Day, Julie and I attended Game One of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh at Consol Energy Center in which the Penguins defeated the Sharks 3-2. In the past we&#8217;ve attended Stanley Cup Final games at the United Center and Joe Louis Arena but this was by far the best experience. 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