I admit that I originally thought the Aviators would not work in Abilene. After all, Abilene's professional baseball team, the Abilene Prairie Dogs, has struggled over the last several years. And baseball is America's pasttime. Well, I love the Prairie Dogs and have a great time at the games. But baseball can be a slow game.
Hockey is anything but slow.
And sure enough, he followed the action closely until the third period, when he finally began to lose interest. He rocked with the music, celebrated the scores and oohed and aahed over the way the puck flew across the ice. The older members of our party enjoyed the action just as much. Of course, it didn't hurt that the Aviators scored three times in the first seven minutes and went on to win the game 8-2. Even the breaks between periods were enjoyable, with silly contests that had the kids rolling in the aisle.