FEBRUARY 10, 2007
MINNESOTA WILD "LET'S PLAY HOCKEY" CELEBRITY ANNOUNCER (ST. PAUL, MN)


Tonight was my #1-favorite-of-all-time-fun-appearance because tonight I was the featured celebrity "Let's Play Hockey!" announcer at the MN Wild professional hockey game against the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes. Just before the drop of the puck on game night, a local "celebrity" says "OK Minnesota hockey fans, it's time to drop the puck so everybody say it with me...LET'S PLAY HOCKEY!". Well, tonight I got to be that "celebrity"! FUN!

Wanna see how I did? You can see my actual "performance" by clicking HERE (then click "LPH 0210" to get the video to play).

My husband Matt came along and this was definitely his favorite appearance as well! We met good friend Sarah Moses (owner of The Pageant Shop) and her husband Curt for a quick bite at the St. Paul Hotel, then headed over to the Xcel Center where we were met by John Maher of the Wild. John presented me with a personalized Wild jersey that says "Mrs. MN 06" on it--how cool is THAT?!? We were then escorted up to the Press Box where we ran into local TV traffic & entertainment reporter Rusty Gatenby. We hung out for a bit until it was time for me to do my thing, and then John (a wonderful host by the way) took us down to the Owner's Suite to watch the game. We were truly treated like royalty (pardon the pun) and it was a memory we will cherish forever. One more fun thing that happened was that I ran into a girl I had competed with back in 1990 at the Miss U.S. Teen pageant in Atlanta, GA! She was Miss Minnesota U.S. Teen and I was Miss Wisconsin U.S. Teen...just goes to show that it really IS a small world! It was a great night and the best thing was that the Wild won by a score of 5 to 4! Go WILD!









PHOTOS:
1) L to R: Me, Curt Moses, Sarah Moses, and my husband Matt at the St. Paul Hotel before the game.
2) Up in the Fox Sports balcony saying "Let's Play Hockey!"
3) L to R: John Maher (MN Wild), me, my husband Matt
4) Up on the Jumbotron screen at center ice
5) Matt and I enjoying our time in the Owner's Suite
6) Sarah Moses and I checking out my "Mrs. MN" jersey