To add to my previous post, I took my kid to his first NHL game this year against Vancouver, a few months before his 4th birthday. He accidentally spilled his drink on a Canucks fan, yelled at anyone wearing blue saying that they're the bad guys, and was on his feet jumping up and down with excitement any time the Flames had the puck in the attacking zone.
As a result, almost every day he wants to wear his Flames socks, his Flames shirt, his Flames hat/toque, asks me why I'm not wearing mine. His Grandma is a huge Oilers fan and they've gotten in hilarious arguments every time they see each other. My brother watched him for me one night, and said it was the easiest babysitting he ever did because they just sat on the couch watching hockey all night. If we're out driving around he yells out with excitement any time he sees a Flames car flag.
I could go on and on but you get the point, he has more enthusiasm for this team than I did until I was much much older, and I didn't even force it on him, all I did was take him to one game and that was it.
This sport, and certainly this team, truly can be special at times.
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