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Posted: Fri 16:07, 30 Aug 2013 Post subject: Thousands hit downtown Raleigh for Fan Fair |
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Thousands hit downtown Raleigh for Fan Fair
RALEIGH -- Superheroes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], life-size mascots and techno-music filled the Raleigh Convention Center Saturday afternoon as thousands of hockey fans visited the NHL Fan Fair.
Visitors entered the convention center floor via a dark and stormy hallway hung with a pictorial preview of comic book artist Stan Lee characters from the new Guardian Project. With muscled-good guys backlit by flashing lightning bolts, the scene was set for the NHL dreamscape inside.
is very exciting and so wonderful for Raleigh, said Gary Proffitt,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who was working the All-Star merchandise store. Though a Canes season-ticket holder, Proffitt enjoyed seeing hockey fans from across North America.
is welcoming opposing teams with open arms, said Proffitt. no rivalry this weekend,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it super. said Guardian Project merchandise and kids-sized jerseys were flying off the shelves.
The only merchandise available for purchase was All-Star game related,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], meaning that those looking for specific team jerseys were out of luck. That didn stop some hockey fans from dropping over $200 for an All-Star jersey.
a Detroit fan, said Jason Wortman. Wortman was looking at a jersey bearing the name of Nicklas Lidstrom,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Red Wings player who serving as blue team captain during Sunday game. The Canes own Eric Staal is the red team captain.
Wortman wife, Jennifer, wasn bothered by her husband purchase. can live in our house if you not a Detroit fan. fans dressed in red were overwhelmingly represented. They dominated the python-like line that curved around the Stanley Cup podium.
been waiting for 15 minutes to see the cup,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said Elliot Richardson,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a Canes fan from Cary. we heard we be in the line for at least two hours. We stick it out though.
As people waited in line to put their face on a hockey trading card or play Wii hockey,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], members of the Canes Storm Squad milled around asking fans if they wanted to take pictures.
was new to Raleigh and getting involved with the Canes and hockey was a great way to meet people,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said squad member Amanda Guydan. love hockey,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and I glad the All-Star game is here. kids roamed through the exhibit Saturday afternoon. Jake Warner,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 12 and Coy Parrott,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 11,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], are sixth graders at the North Raleigh Christian Academy.
came to see Steve Stamkos,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said Warner, referring to the Tampa Bay Lightning star shooter. Warner is originally from Florida,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so the Canes are only his second-favorite team.
Parrott is a Washington Capitals fan. from Maryland,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but hockey is definitely my favorite sport,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Parrott said.
Still not everyone was as enthused to be amidst the blinking lights and loud music,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Henry Glasgow wasn wearing any hockey regalia as he leaned against a trash can near the Honda NHL SuperSkills Zone,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
live in this area because I a college basketball fan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Glasgow said. Glasgow five-year-old twin grandchildren were in line for over an hour at the Hardest Shot skill zone.
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