Detroit – Daughter and father, Katie and Robin Rivard of Farmington Hills, had not been to a Red Wings game since Katie, now a third-grade teacher, was a young girl.
She accompanied her father then, too.
As they settled into their seats in the last row of Little Caesars Arena, high above the ice where Jimmy Howard dutifully scraped the goal crease with his skates while his Red Wings teammates flew by during warmups Friday, the Rivards said they were pleased and excited by the view.
Satisfied with her choice for a Christmas gift to her dad, despite her concerns about the remoteness of the seats, Katie said it worked out.