Monday, September 14, 2009

Red Wings Hockey Fest 2009 (August 28, 2009)

We were offered free tickets to Red Wings Hockeyfest 2009 at the Joe Louis Arena. There were some players and other Red Wing officials speaking and signing autographs, games for kids to play, free giveaways, photo opportunities, a tour of the Red Wings' locker room, and so much more.

We started off off by taking the People Mover from a parking garage over to "The Joe". Along the way we saw the Mariner's Church.
Cobo Center
More Downtown
And "The Joe"
The People Mover
After meeting up with friends, we went inside to check things out


Once we checked things out a bit, we decided it was a good time to take the Locker Room Tour.

The Visitor's Bench
The Visitor's Hallway

The old Olympia Stadium highway sign (How cool that they've kept it all these years)

"Behind the Scenes"

Us "Behind the Scenes" at the Joe
Heading into the Wings' Locker Room


Inside the Wings' Locker Room






Even the guys with their numbers retired still have their stalls in the dressing room. The Wings' Hallway
The Wings' bench

My seats from Game 1 of the Finals last season (under the group tickets sign, 4 or 5 rows from the top, middle of the row)
Our seats for the home opener against Chicago (Section under the white sign, row 9)
Photo Opportunities

Display for Steve Yzerman, including the jersey he wore when he scored his 600th goal.
And who could forget The Russian 5?
Vintage Detroit Hockey Club memorabelia (some from before they were the Red Wings)
Kris Draper
Pin Pal
Bud Lynch
Dan Cleary Some sights around "The Joe"








Restaining the Deck (August 21-25, 2009)

This summer we had to restain our deck. A long, tedious job for sure.
After power washing. What a difference.

After the staining is finished. Boy does it look nice now. Looks like a totally difference deck.