Is the streak over?

Last week I wrote a posting describing how I believed I could be a bad luck charm for the Peterborough Petes.

Well tonight the Petes came out on top in a thrilling 5-4 overtime win against the Belleville Bulls to tie their playoff series at a game a piece.

I feel a bit better about this whole "bad luck" theory, although it wasn't looking too good for a while tonight.

During the first intermission we were doing an event on the ice and I accidentaly dropped my cordless microphone. Everything worked fine, however the on/off button broke off later in the game. Luckily the Memorial Centre had a spare so fate was unable to silence me. I was a little worried that Petes marketing director Aaron Garfat would be upset about me breaking the mic. Instead, he was still laughing at how funny it was when I went to apologize. I guess I'm off the hook for that blooper.

Another incident tonight also took place during the first intermission. I was stuck on the ice a little longer than normal picking up pucks when the Zamboni came on. I rushed off the ice by kicking open the door near the Petes bench, narrowly escaping being the victim of a Zamboni hit & run. However in my hurry I didn't notice an OHL official standing in front of the door and I hit him in the back. He wasn't too pleased with me. I believe his exact words were "$%&# YOU!". Oh well, with the choice between being sworn at or being run-over by a 2-ton ice resurfacing machine; I'll take the potty mouth treatment any day.

Combine all that with the fact the Petes blew a 4-2 lead in the third period and you can understand why I felt like I was the plague to this team.

The good news is the good guys won and the series is tied at 1. As far as I know I'll be back at my post for Game 4 on Monday night. It's a 7pm start and I'm hoping all those who read my blog can attend the game. The Petes need your support. Like I said before, you can't beat playoff hockey in Peterborough. It's an awesome experience.

See you at the rink!

GO PETES GO!!!