Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Stanley Cup Journey: Paris/Raleigh/Chapel Hill

My son was on a college graduation trip to Paris during games 5-7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, and listened to 'Canes broadcaster Chuck Kaiton's radio call of Game 7 at 4 am local time in a hotel room on a wireless internet connection.
'Canes captain Rod Brind'Amour is the first to raise the Cup after the Canes win game 7
I stand in the sweltering heat in my #45 jersey to watch the victory parade at the RBC center in Raleigh.









A former member of our season ticket group poses with the Stanley Cup outside the Student Union at Carolina, fall 2006

The Carolina Hurricanes run to the Stanley Cup in 2006 brought out varied reactions from those interested in the quest for hockey's Holy Grail. The pictures above show differing emotions of participants and fans before during and after the victory. The word "fan" is clearly derived from "fanatic"Posted by Picasa

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