Mark Dungan- Sacred Place in Sports part 2

Continuing from my previous post, I do feel that any place can be come sacred in one way or another. I have been actively involved in ice hockey for the majority of my life and there are places that all hockey players (amature or professional) that are considered sacred and that everyone should visit atleast once in their life. Places such as the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto; Lake Placid where the 1980 Miralce on Ice occured; or the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. (if your a Capitals fan). Agreeing with Lane's axiom "sacred place is ordinary place, ritually made extraordinary"; these places have turned from ordinary places to some of the biggest and most meaniful places in hockey. In the past couple seasons, the Verizon Center has been bringing in the largest crowds in the NHL in which everyone comes together to cheer for the Capitals. There is no other experience then watching one of the best teams in the league in a rink compact with a sea of red composed of hostile and passonate fans . Win or loss, when one leaves the Verizon Center they feel like they have just had an experience of a lifetime.