Congrats to the Ducks with their rich hockey tradition and their long suffering, non band wagon jumping on fans for FINALLY securing the Stanley Cup after all of those years of playoff heartbreak. Was it me, or did it seem like the ducks were cursed; all of those trips to the finals with nothing to show for it until this year, WOW!!
I remember when the Ducks first secured a hockey franchise, ESPN ran around the clock coverage out in front of the ducks arena interviewing fans who had been waiting outside in those frigid CA temps to secure ducks tickets; the looks on some of their faces was priceless and I will cherish those memories forever.
Great to see places like Carolina/Anaheim/Florida, you know, the true hotbeds of hockey (original six my ass), get to grab onto Lord Stanley's Cup. This is why hockey is and always will be the greatest sport on God's green earth, you just can't buy moments like this. I tried to grab my Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup Champions gear at Bob's today, but man o man, the lines were about 50 people long, plus all they had left for sizes was extra small, so it looks like I'll be back there tomorrow as I just called and spoke to the manager and he assured me a fresh shipment was due to arrive; hey, 5:00am can't come fast enough for me.
You can have your Red Sox winning a world series; imagine the nerve of those fans, after all, they JUST won a championship in 1918 for petes sake.
Here's hoping the Columbus Blue Jackets and their terrific, die hard fans get a chance to have a HUGE parade in downtown Columbus next year, can you imagine the crazed celebration that will erupt in Columbus, I might have to drive out there to warm myself in the afterglow should such a monumental event take place; after all, they too deserve a cup........................