Friday Photo Flashback

One thing I hate about working second shift is I lose Friday nights.  One thing that was a very common thing for us to do on Friday nights when we first moved up to the area was go to the local hockey game.

We moved up to the Flint area in about 1999. There was a minor league hockey team called the Flint Generals.  Watching these guys was an absolute blast. There was no bad seat in the arena.  These guys would be hitting the glass right in front of you.

Our station used to sponsor games there. We gave away tickets all the time. It was a cheap night of fun. At some point, and I don’t remember exactly what the details of it were, team was disbanded. This left the town without a hockey team.

Now today we have a very successful hockey team called The Flint Firebirds.  It’s very similar to the hockey that we watched when the Generals were around.  Up north in Saginaw, they have the Saginaw Spirit and they’re kind of our rivals.  The team actually plays pretty well, however the tickets aren’t as cheap as that used to be and neither is the concessions. It’s been a while since I’ve been to a game.

I tell you all of that, to tell you this. In between the Firebirds and the Generals, there was a short-lived team. This team was the Michigan Warriors. It was in a league that was lower than the other two teams, and it was mainly college kids playing. You might see a fight now and then, but it wasn’t as often as the other two teams. It still made for a good night out.

When the news broke that there was another hockey team coming to town, they had a contest or something who name the mascot. The mascot was a skeleton and that went right along with the logo of the team. Eventually, they called the mascot Skully.  My kids absolutely loved him. 

Whoever they had inside that suit was just absolutely fantastic with people. I really miss those games.

Somewhere in my basement, is my Michigan warriors jersey, which probably won’t fit me anymore!