Pink at the Rink was a Great Success!

Pink at the Rink raised $45,000 that was shared amongst three breast cancer foundations — Compassion House, the Prairies/NWT chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Alberta Cancer Foundation.  How’s that for cool?  (And how do I get Wild Pink Yonder in on that next year?)

I was hoping to put in a bid on Ben Carroll’s #22 pink jersey.  (He was fighting for Wild Pink Yonder.  And besides, the Oil King pink jerseys are spectacular.  Very, very cool jerseys!)  After I literally fought my way to the front where the bid sheets were, his jersey was already at $800 … and going higher!  Geesh!  So, I left disappointed in that.  I thought it would be cool to be able to show up on The Pink Trail in that shirt, riding tights and my tall riding boots!  It is not to be (which might be just as well, all things considered *grin*).

I sure wasn’t disappointed in the game though.  It was a humdinger.  In the first period the Oil Kings stomped all over the Tigers.  Shots on goal were 12 for Oil Kings and 5 for Tigers.  In the second period the Tigers woke up, but the scoreboard didn’t change much.  In the third period, it was 5-0 for the Oil Kings and shots on net were about equal.  With less than 2 minutes on the clock, I jinxed them.  I turned to Hubby and said, “Looks like they’ve got a shut ou …. shit!”  When will I learn? You never, ever, ever say the words “shut out” when your team is about to get one!  So with about a minute on the clock, the Medicine Hat Tigers got their one and only goal compliments of my big mouth.

Any time the Oil Kings get 5 or more points in a game, Royal Pizza gives every person in the rink a coupon for $5 off a Royal Pizza!  So we have two of them … though I’m not sure I deserve mine!  *grin*

Pink at the Rink Goes Wild!

I’m sure that most of our Pink Family is aware of the hockey phenomenon called “Pink at the Rink”. Players are given a specially designed pink jersey, and each player has the name of someone who has had breast cancer written on his (or her) jersey. Well … this Sunday, there will be an Oil King wearing a Pink at the Rink jersey that says Wild Pink Yonder!

Let me tell you the story …

One of Wild Pink Yonder’s major sponsors is West Wind Veterinary Hospital (just off Highway 14 at Range Road 212 between Sherwood Park and Tofield).  The owner is Dr Deborah Carroll, who has a son (Ben) who is a very talented hockey player.  He’s an Oil King!  When he was asked whose name to put on his pink Oil King jersey, he was stuck (in a lucky kind of way).  No one in his family has had to face breast cancer. None of his friends’ families have had to face breast cancer. What was a guy to do?

Well, every year Ben helps his mom, dad and sister (and the West Wind staff) with events that benefit Wild Pink Yonder.  He’s helped in the planning, decorating, bbq’ing, and the inevitable cleaning as they have hosted numerous events and our riders.

So Ben thought that if he played for Wild Pink Yonder, he would be playing for everyone!  You have got to love a kid like that!

Won’t you join me?  This Sunday I’m off to the Oil Kings game to cheer for Ben as he fights for the Wild Pink Yonder!

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Ben Carroll – #22 – defenceman, shoots left, home town is Sherwood Park.

Sunday’s game is against Vancouver.

Game time is 1:00pm at Rexall Place.

Tickets:

Club Seats (Advance) – $32
Club Seats (Game Day) – $37

Side (Advance) – $21
Side (Game Day) – $25

End (Advance) – $18
End (Game Day) – $21

If we got organized, we could sit together and then go for nachos and a beer after!