Brenda has been a die-hard Calgary Flames fan since Cape Bretoner Al MacInnis was drafted in ’81; her support never wavering despite some good ribbings from friends/family when the Flames weren’t doing so hot.

But she’s pretty much just the “Ultimate Hockey Fan,” period. You’d often see her at the Baddeck rink, behind the glass, yelling for ‘her teams’ – whether it was her little cousins or nephew playing minor hockey, her friends playing high school/AAA or her brother playing on ‘the Extremes.’ 🙂 I’m truly convinced that there’s no greater hockey fan than Brenda.

And anyone who knows her would probably agree that her life revolves around hockey and the Calgary Flames. It doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing, if there’s a game on, she won’t miss it (and even if it means staying up until the wee hours of the morning or whether it’s a game on cable or the radio; without fail, she’s there rooting for ‘her boys.’

So for several years now, my husband and I have been throwing around ideas on how we could get her to Calgary from Cape Breton (for the first time) so she could finally see the Calgary Flames play a live game (her first live NHL game.)

In February, she celebrates her 40th birthday, an incredibly important milestone for so many reasons. Which is why we knew what we had to do – we pestered the folks over at the Flames to help us coordinate a HUGE surprise.

HELP BRENDA MEET THE FLAMES! Use this hashtag –> #BetterThanCable <– and PLEASE share, share, share!!!!!

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