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November 16, 2002
BRUINS, FLYERS TIE
By Matt Petersen
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PHILADELPHIA -- Our respite is over with for the time
being as we head into Philadelphia. After our game
here, we’ll get right back into the car and drive
300-plus miles to Raleigh NC. It’s been good to get
some rest and eat some healthy food (like veggies) for
a change.
We’ve been hearing a lot on this trip that we’d better
watch out for the unruly Philadelphia fans, that
they’re savages and we’d have an awful time out here.
That couldn’t have been further from the truth.
Besides braving more nasty rain, we had nothing but
great times in our half day stay here. Too bad we
couldn’t stay longer.
We got in and headed straight downtown where we wanted
to check out Independence Hall. We took the tour, saw
the Liberty Bell and tried to locate an umbrella
because we were tired of getting dumped on. After our
short tour of downtown Philly, we headed to the First
Union Center for the game, and even though the weather
conditions couldn’t have been worse, we had one of the
best shoots on our Eastcoast swing.
We found some shelter by the Arena and talked to some
fans that could have talked hockey all night. They’re
super knowledgeable of their sports out here, and we
practically had to beat them away to get into the game
on time. The Arena is a good hockey barn, a lot nicer
than I expected. They’re about to get nicer for teams
in general as a new stadium is close to being ready
right across the way from the oft criticized Veterans
Stadium. Things are looking up out here I think.
In town was the Boston Bruins who we had seen three
times prior. We’ve been pretty outspoken with how much
we’ve liked this team, and they put on another good
show on this night. Even though Boston may have let
two points slip away, they dominated often with the
powerful Thornton line. Rolston scored a goal for
Boston, and P.J. Axelsson was his usual feisty self.
Down late in the third period with the fans starting
to head for the exit’s, John LeClair brought the fans
back with the equalizer with only four minutes
remaining. Even though the game would end in a tie, we
saw another exciting overtime, and goaltender Roman
Cechmanek stood on his head to keep his team away from
a loss.
After the game, we put our long drive to Carolina
temporarily on the back burner so we could find a
Cheesesteak. It was dinner time, and the
aforementioned “hearty” meals in D.C. were out the
door. You don’t stop in Philly and not eat one of
those things.
At 11 p.m. with the rain coming down outside harder
than we’ve ever seen it, we gulped down a tasty steak
at “The Talk of the Town,” a local sandwich joint, and
hit the road for the South. There weren’t too many
people crazy enough to brave the roads on this night,
and at times, we had to slow to around 25 MPH on the
freeway because the flooding was so bad. All for the
glory of the Guinness World Record I guess...
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