I was lucky enough to be given tickets for the 8th annual 'Skate with the Senators' put on by the united way. it was an exciting and fun filled day that we all enjoyed. the only 'weird' thing was that there were no senators on the ice for the public to skate with?! We did get to see and touch the stanley cup, meet a couple of senators, play some games, skate on the ice and get a hockey legend's autograph!

united way all-stars vs brad marsh and the ottawa senator alumni

the stanley cup!

a proud moment

woah! it's huge!

samantha is a bit intimidated

gotta touch the cup!

pointing out the ottawa senator's many wins!

where do you want to sit?

the hockey fans are enjoying the 'game'

rubby not having much luck with the games

time to sit back and relax a bit

 
some action shots from the 'game'

"next goal wins"

 
samantha checking out the united way mascot

photo shoot with chris phillips

period 1 of the skating

the sens mascott in a 'RBC' outfit?!

samantha experiences skating (sorta)

rubby moving in for a huge body check!

centre h'ice!

liam maguire (hockey trivia expert) entertaining the crowd

signing a 1971 montreal hockey program

signing a canadien jersey...
(and you can actually read his name, unlike most of today's player's autographs)

'stuntman stu', local radio dj, invites the next round of skaters to take the ice!

ottawa senator, chris kelly, signing a couple of our jersey's
(he was impressed with the knitted montreal jersey)

a final view from 'the nose bleed' seats for heading home!