Hangin at the Penguins Stanley Cup Parade
Who’s that dead sexy guy at the 1:45 mark? I think he’s also mentioned here in today’s Beaver County Times.
I arrived at Station Square shortly after 8am yesterday morning and met up with Stoosh on my way over. The weather couldn’t have been planned more perfect than sunny and temps in the high 70′s/low 80′s. Granted the parade didn’t start until 12pm we wanted to make sure that we had the perfect spot.
Here are some teasers from the day I took with my Nikon and Blackberry:
(click here for the full album on Flickr)
The Penguins displayed once again why they are a top notch organization. The parade was fantastic and players took time to walk along the fences thanking fans. An estimated 375,000 fans showed up for the parade which is roughly 25,000 more than for the Steelers bash in February. Anyone who thinks hockey is a dead sport or is a passing fad needs to spend some time in the City of Champions. For the first time in Professional Sports history a city has a Stanley Cup and Super Bowl Champion in the same year.
Following the parade I met up with Jim and Scott for after parade beverages and grub on the patio of Palomino’s and then outside 1902 Tavern followed by a quick trip to the new KDKA HD studios which went live today.
It was a great day for hockey!
