It's my first Swedish Top League hockey game. In fact, I think I share that experience with all the members of our little group. Maybe the Finn has done it before. Probably not the German or the Swiss. Definitely not the Belgian. The arrangement is professional. Starts off with the national anthem of Sweden. Just in case, the lyrics are on a little tv screen in the ceiling. National anthem karaoke...For whom? Fair enough though, Swedish hockey fans probably know the Russian/Soviet national anthem better, it's been more frequently played...or why not the Canadian...? Anyway, the game starts. It's not a very good game. 7-0 in the favor of the hometeam - MIF Redhawks, against Timrå. Money in the bank...But not very exciting. Afterwards we get to meet one of the away players. Number 4 in Timrå. According to him, the whole team was infected by a virus. Excuses...GO MIF!!!
Malmö Ice Stadium, Malmö, Sweden, October 2002
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