Hockey fever hits Chicago
I am currently on vacation in Chicago, which unless your head is still in the sand; won the Cup this year.
The Hawks have been through some very rough times in recent years, and at one stage fans were dropping like flys – and with an NFL, an NBA, Two MLB and a (belch) soccer team; Chicagoians headed elsewhere.
However the last few seasons were good and this year things ended better.
The city of Chicago itself has truly embraced the team as winners. Almost every shop is selling merchandise and even a few restaurants sell fan gear. Be it flags, pucks, t-shirts or pennants; they are here.
Posters adorn windows regardless of whether the shop is open or vacant while electronic signs celebrate the win and banners fly from the lamp posts. Bizarley, even a dinosaur at the field museum is wearing a jersey.
Interestingly, on a trip to a small hockey store named Gunzo’s in Forest Park; a wide range of Detroit merchandise was available, a small memory of the years previous.
This is KevKev – over and out!
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