
Originally Posted by
AussieLAKing
Hey Everyone,
I registered a while back, but completely forgot to introduce myself! I'm Caine, from Victoria, Australia. I'm only a recent convert to the great sport of Ice Hockey, but have studied hard to learn as much as I can since becoming a Kings fan at the start of 2015.
It was almost pure chance how it happened. We were finalising the details of a trip to California - based around attending Wrestlemania 31, which was awesome! - and decided we would love to visit Staples Centre. We originally looked at getting Lakers tickets, but the cost on Stubhub was huge. I checked the Staples schedule for alternatives, and found the Kings v Canucks game that was being played on March 21st. We found some great seats in the second row next to the Canucks bench at a good price, and everything was booked!
Now that we had tickets, I decided that I had better at least learn the basics about the sport, so I subscribed to Gamecenter and began watching the Kings games. From there, I fell in love, not only with the sport itself, but the Kings franchise. It was only after I had watched a few games and began reading up on the history of the Kings that I found out they had won 2 of the last 3 Cups - I'm still kicking myself that I didn't discover the Team earlier!
Despite the 4-1 scoreline, I had an amazing time at the game, and now consider myself a passionate, devoted Kings fan. I never miss a game - not even ones like the upcoming Devils game that will start at 4.30am Monday morning Australian time - and make sure I learn something new about the sport every day. We're currently planning on our next visit to L.A, which will be over Christmas. The trip will be planned around a 5 day stay in Anaheim, that will hopefully include a Kings v Ducks game at Honda Centre, but apart from that it'll be based on the Kings schedule. Hopefully there's a good home stand! Anyway, that's enough about me, looking forward to joining in the discussions!
Cheers,
Caine.
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