30 Nights, 30 Hockey Games and Some Interesting Insight from Steve Williamson |
| Published: November 11, 2007, 8:30 am |
| Tags: 30 games and 30 nights, 30gamesand30nights, arena food, arenafood, arenas, nhl fights, nhlfights |
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Filed under: General NHL, Islanders, Bruins, Lightning, NHL Fans"Hey, are you the guy?" As word has traveled about hockey fan Steve Williamson's bold escapade to see games in all 30 NHL cities in 30 consecutive days -- earning him coverage in the New York Times and the Globe and Mail -- he's gathered a bit of celebrity. So much, in fact, that a complete stranger asked if he's "the guy" while waiting at a crosswalk on 7th Street in Washington, DC on Saturday night; steps away from the Verizon Center, which was arena No. 16 in his whirlwind tour."Seeing 30 games in 30 nights is a dream come true," he said. "I've had a lot of people come up to me on the road and say, 'Man, I wish I could do what you're doing. But I wouldn't want to do it in 30 nights.'"Williamson isn't exactly inconspicuous: He wears a No. 30 Tampa Bay Lightning jersey (his favorite team) with a literal advertisement for his stunt lettered on the back. Something else Williamson wasn't until last night's 5-2 victory for [ Full article ] |
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