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vernon30 · 02-28-2013, 06:39 AM

My son must be more of a rarity than I realized. He's six, in grade one and loves nothing more than going to Flames games (I share season tix with several buddies and have a 1/2 seat). He loves cheering, including starting his own Go Flames Go chants and joining in with the "Iggy, Iggy, Iggy" and "Kipper, Kipper, Kipper" chants in 218. He even loves the "Red" and "C" in the US anthem.

I've been taking him regularly since he was about 4 and he literally hasn't complained once about being at a game. He's probably been to at least a dozen games in his life. Was at the recent Phx late comeback with me and absolutely loved it, jumping into my arms when we tied and won it late. He watches every game (that he knows is on) even when I'm not home and will often even watch full games from my top 10 flames playoff game DVD collection by himself without prompting. He especially likes the 2006 San Jose comeback game from 3-0 for some reason.

He has a 3 year old brother who's been to a few games too and while not into it nearly as much yet, he generally enjoys the games too. He also started playing hockey this year and while not the greatest skater yet, loves nothing more than going to the rink.

Anyways, I would have thought that 6 was a no brainer to bring your kid, but maybe that's not the norm. But then we took our daughter when she was 4 weeks old too...

My big question is what age is too young to take your kid to a Flames/Canucks game. I've got two tix to this Sunday's 6pm game (which works better than 7pm for him) but don't know if I trust the generally jackass Canuck fans not to be jerks (or me to deal with their antics properly to be honest).

02-28-2013, 06:39 AM	#7
vernon30 Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	My son must be more of a rarity than I realized. He's six, in grade one and loves nothing more than going to Flames games (I share season tix with several buddies and have a 1/2 seat). He loves cheering, including starting his own Go Flames Go chants and joining in with the "Iggy, Iggy, Iggy" and "Kipper, Kipper, Kipper" chants in 218. He even loves the "Red" and "C" in the US anthem. I've been taking him regularly since he was about 4 and he literally hasn't complained once about being at a game. He's probably been to at least a dozen games in his life. Was at the recent Phx late comeback with me and absolutely loved it, jumping into my arms when we tied and won it late. He watches every game (that he knows is on) even when I'm not home and will often even watch full games from my top 10 flames playoff game DVD collection by himself without prompting. He especially likes the 2006 San Jose comeback game from 3-0 for some reason. He has a 3 year old brother who's been to a few games too and while not into it nearly as much yet, he generally enjoys the games too. He also started playing hockey this year and while not the greatest skater yet, loves nothing more than going to the rink. Anyways, I would have thought that 6 was a no brainer to bring your kid, but maybe that's not the norm. But then we took our daughter when she was 4 weeks old too... My big question is what age is too young to take your kid to a Flames/Canucks game. I've got two tix to this Sunday's 6pm game (which works better than 7pm for him) but don't know if I trust the generally jackass Canuck fans not to be jerks (or me to deal with their antics properly to be honest). Last edited by vernon30; 02-28-2013 at 06:45 AM.