Sens vs Blackhawks

Tonight was a very memorable night for Lucas. He finally got to see one of his two favorite teams, the Chicago Blackhawks, live against the Senators. Marilu brought him, and based on what I saw of the score, it was an exciting game, with the Blackhawks winning in overtime in the shootout.

In case you're wondering how a kid in Ottawa becomes a fan of a city he's never been to, here's my theory. My favorite player for many, many years was Jeremy Roenick, who started out in Chicago. I must have mentioned that to Lucas at some point and he ran with it. Now he has a Blackhawks poster on his wall and names Jonathan Toews as his favorite player.

His other favorite team is the LA Kings. While Lucas really liked goalie Jonathan Quick's play in the Olympics, I'm pretty sure his fondness for the Kings is more bandwagon than anything else, given that the Kings won the Stanley Cup last year. He doesn't know it yet, but I'll be bringing him to see the Kings when they come to Ottawa later this year.

In the meantime, here's a picture of the goof celebrating in his brand new Blackhawks t-shirt that I hunted down in west Ottawa earlier today.