I went undercover at the Ponda Center on 11/6 to go to the game and ask Duck fans various questions concerning hockey in general, their team and the Kings; they did not disappoint me in what I was looking for, (I did not even tell my friends I was with I was doing this because I know for a fact I would have started laughing when I looked at them).

Do not get me wrong, there were knowledgeable fans but there were some not so hockey savvy fans that were talked to as well.

I told people I was a new hockey blogger who went by the name The Ugly Duckling and I was trying to get the view of the fans. These are just a few of my favorites, more next trip behind the Orange Curtain.

Upon approaching a group of five college age males I introduced myself and asked the following question: “How many teams has Teemu Selanne played for? After asking me if there was a prize involved I told them I would buy a beer for the one who gave me the correct answer. After deliberating for some time, one of them stepped forward and said, “I got this, it’s a trick question. Selanne has been a Duck his whole career”. I told him he was wrong and told the gent that if he could name two of the teams he has played for, I’d still get him that beer. Again, he thought he had it, and used some logic. “Selanne is a foreign name, so that makes him Canadian, I’m going with that team in Ottawa and the Oilers”. I thanked him and sent them on their way.

Next up was a threesome of ladies in their twenties and they got this relatively easy question, “the Ducks are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, which year did they join the league?” Right away the one female in the center says, “I’m no math cadet but 20 years ago would make that sometime in the 1980’s since we are now in the 2000’s”.

After a good laugh I moved on to another couple which happened to be the people I ended up sitting next to at the game!!!

A man and woman were walking by and asked what I was doing, after telling them my Ugly Duckling story the man was confident he could answer just about any hockey related question about the Ducks and the Kings, (he wore a Duck jersey) so I gave him the choice, and he picked Ducks. So I asked him, “what year did the Ducks win the Cup? With no hesitation he said, “2005”!!! I asked him if he was sure and he stuck with his answer. The game was about to start and we both realized we needed to get to our seats, which were right next to each other. I looked at him and asked if the answer still stood, it was still 2005; up until the moment I pointed out the banner to him. In which he replied, “that’s right, we lost to the Rangers that year then beat the Devils in 2007”. Thank you sir, thank you.