I took my oldest to his first Flames game when he was 6 years old. It was last year against Edmonton on a Saturday night. It almost backfired.
From an early age he hated loud and/or sudden noises. We would take him to Lethbridge Hurricane's games, and while he loved to be there, he hated it when they scored because of the eruption of noise from the fans. It just scared him.
He was in awe of being at the Saddledome, but the buzz in the building started to get to him. A Battle of Alberta had more energy in the stands than other games. Halfway through the 1st period he wanted to go home... crap! He made it through the 1st period, I bought him some treats for the 2nd period, and that was enough to distract him. He was fine for the rest of the game. He had to be because there was no way we were paying that much to drive from Lethbridge to go to a Flames game and leave during or after the 1st because he was scared of the noise.
I took him to two more games last year and there wasn't a single concern about the noise. We were on hand to see Iginla get his 500th goal. It was a quiet game up until his goal and the noise didn't bother my son. We went to another game this year and all was well.
So once you get the 1st game out of the way and your kid knows what to expect, it is all smooth sailing. If your kid doesn't like the 1st game, don't give up so soon. Try another game.
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