It’s imperative that hockey provides some distraction to nervous fans during the intermissions to keep them from going crazy, especially during the Conference Final. The Lightning came up with the distraction of all distractions during Game 3 of the ECF against Pittsburgh, as they projected a Mario Kart game on to the ice between periods and used the scoreboard to enhance the atmosphere.
This place is like a big Dave and Busters. They're playing Mario Kart on the ice: pic.twitter.com/G3Qbu8PzgS
— Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) May 19, 2016
Arcade games on the ice is an outstanding idea that should be standard during all NHL intermissions. Although I must say, for a playoff game against the Penguins, the better choice might have been Duck Hunt. (I know, they’re Penguins and not Ducks, but Anaheim is out and that would be close enough.)
[SBNation]
