I had not planned to attend the Chicago Blackhawks game on Wednesday night, but my cousin (who I have either attended with or met at the Beer Bistro the last four Blackhawks games I have attended) invited me on Tuesday night.

Rather than go to the Beer Bistro or Billy Goat Tavern before the game, my cousin had promised his kids he would pick up the Jonathan Toews bobblehead promotional giveaway. So we parked in the official United Center parking lot for $21 and walked into the United Center at 6:30 pm (one hour before the game).

Since I had not researched what the giveaway was before the game, I surprised to receive a Glenn Hall commemorative pin when we walked into the United Center – it was Glenn Hall night. Although we did not get the giveaway we thought we would, as we walked into the concourse we realized the Chevy booth was giving away the Toews bobblehead doll as long as you gave them your name, address and phone number. I signed up and received the last bobblehead they had available.

After receiving our bobbleheads, we ate dinner at the Budweiser Select Brew Pub and Carvery which has carved roast beef or turkey sandwiches.

The Game
Before the game the Blackhawks held a ceremony for Glenn Hall. However, Hall was unable to attend due to family obligations so I’m not sure what the point of the ceremony was. The Blackhawks defeated the Blues 3-1. Nikolai Khabibulin lost his bid for a shutout when St. Louis scored a power-play goal with 1.5 seconds left in the game.

At one point during the game, my cousin and I were shown on the scoreboard while they showed fans in the stands. My friend, Mike Holzman, who was also at the game, saw us on the scoreboard and came over to our seats – nothing like the video board to bring two friends together.