Dan Chapman
Dan Chapman
arena close fans naturally parking possible site situation spaces
The parking situation should be fine, but we are advising fans that there won't be enough spaces at the arena site for everyone. I think fans want to naturally get as close as possible to the site, but there's many of other options.
good parking wait
I would try to get here about 6 p.m., get good parking and wait in line.
break creates electric hear inventive walk
I walk around and see how inventive they are, and you'll hear them break out in spontaneous chants. It creates an electric atmosphere.
choice football team
Not even close. Once we had the Thunder, the overwhelming choice of the football team was Lightning.
hopeful unusually weather
The weather has been unusually bad. We're hopeful we can come up with something.
believe gotten guys microscope players steroids
I believe there are a lot of guys out there who have used steroids and gotten away with it. There are other players who have used steroids, but they aren't under the microscope like he is.
benefits both contest florida fun phenomenal top
It's a fun contest that benefits both sides. Florida is a phenomenal organization. To come out on top would be awesome.
honor host stanley symbolic trophy
It's an honor to host the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup, in my opinion, is the most symbolic and well-known trophy in sports.
dedication fans sign
It's another sign that our fans are very dedicated.
expect friday might past seats sold strong
We didn't expect it at all. We had about 6,300 seats sold on Friday and thought with a strong walk-up that we might trickle past 8,000.
both exciting fans sales season sports ticket
Both sports are exciting and fast-paced, and fans have responded to it. Season ticket sales were brisk for both from the beginning.
averaged fans game hockey saturday suspect
Walk-up (ticket sales) for the first (Stockton Thunder) hockey game was huge. We averaged 8,300 fans for Saturday hockey games, so I suspect we'll do that for football.
amazing planned poster proud weeks worked
We planned to give away Mike's poster about two weeks ago, and it's amazing how it worked out. We're all proud of Mike.
basket caught definitely guy proper team trust
Up front, you can't see the cable, so you have to trust the guy in the back to give you proper instructions to keep you from getting the basket caught on anything. It's definitely a team effort.