Tonight is game 4 of the first round of the playoffs and quite frankly, after 3 pre-season, 80 regular season and 3 playoff games, this is where the real hockey season begins. As it stands, we are 14 games from the Calder Cup and the whole atmosphere around the Ricoh has changed. You can sense the need for a championship banner this year among the players, the fans, and the media. People want the Marlies to win this year! Everyone is pulling out the stops to make that happen.
On Sunday, I had the great privilege of being one of the first people (out of the hundreds of fans who did) to sign the Duke’s Dog Pound playoff banner for the Marlies and the best part of the day was watching the excitement on everyone’s face, particularly as the clock counted down to zero and we were one step closer to a much needed championship for our fair city. It was great to see the fans get into the game and the players to see that the AHL does matter to their fan base. I’ve talked a lot this year about Toronto being a hockey town and not just a Leafs town and you can see that starting to happen. What an end to Burke’s first season it would be if Calder came knocking at his door!
As for the rest of the week, it was pretty good too! On Monday, I had the pleasure of talking about how well the Marlies are doing to family and friends. On Tuesday, the pleasure of the day was welcoming member #116 into Duke’s Dog Pound. It has been a great week for me both personally and as a fan.
As we round out this home stand and we hopefully (fingers crossed) get the remaining two wins we need to progress to the second round, remember that now is the time that the Marlies need butts in seats cheering them on. Just 14 more wins to go and every voice counts!
You can email Chris with comments and questions about the blog, Duke’s Dog Pound Supporters Club, or the Marlies anytime to dukesdogpound@yahoo.ca.
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