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Fast forward three hours later and two very excited girls burst through the door yelling ‘Mom you’ve just got to see a Clippers game.’ They are really fast skaters, explains Grace, who was excited to be at Frank Crane arena where she often goes skating, and they crash into the boards like this (insert demonstration on kitchen cupboards). The Clippers were the ones in white, she points out, which are the good guys, and the other team was black – like pirates, adds Ella.

Now, to be honest, hockey was just a part of the evening. What I heard about most was the team mascot and the activities between periods: you have to try and get this frisbee to land on this circle and you should see, they toss this big dice over the balcony onto the ice. Another huge hit was the Steve Marshall Ford truck going around the rink tossing out t-shirts and other prizes – and, mom, Zigster was there too!

George said the best part for him was seeing two little girls getting caught up in the excitement and screaming Go Clippers Go – even when the black-shirted pirate team was on a break away.