…which was live-blogged, after a fashion (read as: from in front of his teevee), by Shawn Windsor, a Freep writer. Speaking of which: all photos below (and their captions) from the Detroit Free Press. But I couldn't agree more with this bit of commentary:
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom hold the Stanley 
Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula and his guest (ed: WOW!) waves to the crowd during the Stanley 
Fans gathered at Hart Plaza 
Red Wings fans lined Woodward early this morning for the Stanley
It's unbelievable. It's unreal. It's special. It's incredible. All these people. All this red. The players are all saying the same thing. Goosebumps.
"You never get used to this," Holmstrom is saying.
He just said it will be even more fun next year. I'm not sure, but that sounds like a guarantee. And who would be surprised if they did? Just about everyone is back. The key players show no sign of slipping. In fact, the best two offensive players, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsuyk, are entering their prime.
I guess what I'm saying is, this parade could go on for years.And now... pics!
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom hold the 
Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula and his guest (ed: WOW!) waves to the crowd during the 
Fans gathered at 
Red Wings fans lined Woodward early this morning for the More photos at the link.
Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula and his guest (ed: WOW!) waves to the crowd during the Stanley Cup championship parade.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing you were (WOW), but probably for very different reasons. ;)
No doubt! I think more women would be hockey fans if they paid more attention to (some of) the players. False teeth and all... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI feel like I have been gone somewhere far away and missed several days of blog comments.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I did Thursday morning was look for the score of the hockey game - and breathed a sigh of relief:)
I feel like I have been gone somewhere far away and missed several days of blog comments.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I did Thursday morning was look for the score of the hockey game - and breathed a sigh of relief:)
I didn't think OKC was all that far away!! And thanks for that sigh of relief. You missed a great, great game, Lou.