It was an electrifying evening at the old Igloo last night. I think the town was buzzing more last night then any of the Stanley Cup games. Everyone was in town early last night. All of the usual watering holes were extra crowded, traffic was crazy and everywhere you looked you could see Penguin’s gear.
For a miserable, rainy night, there were a suprising number of fans outside to watch the ceremony and game on Mario’s big screen. It was great to see the energy exhibited by the fans last night. I wonder if the support of the fans is going to keep up at this pace. Are the Pens going to broadcast all the games outside? It is only going to get better as the Pens move into their new facility across the street.
Inside, the ceremony was presented very well, I thought. The crowd was loud for the entire 20-25 minutes that the ceremony lasted. I thought the Penguins did a very nice job with the whole thing.
Here are a couple of images that I captured last night. Sorry about the quality, I took them with my Blackberry.
Oh, and by the way, the Pens won the game 3-2. It was a great way to start the season. I was pleasantly suprised by how well the Pens played. That may sound weird, but I based that on what I had witnessed throughout the pre-season. They really came together and played a nice game.
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Here is to a long and exciting season!
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