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• Anonymous

  You mean the Broken one?

• Anonymous

  Cornish is in Maine?

• Anonymous

  When asked if the Stanley Cup would go to Toronto for repairs, officials laughed and said “Its highly unlikely the Cup will ever go to Toronto”

• Anonymous

  When asked if the Stanley Cup would go to Toronto for repairs, officials laughed and said “Its highly unlikely the Cup will ever go to Toronto”

• Anonymous

  When asked if the Stanley Cup would go to Toronto for repairs, officials laughed and said “Its highly unlikely the Cup will ever go to Toronto”

• Anonymous

  When asked if the Stanley Cup would go to Toronto for repairs, officials laughed and said “Its highly unlikely the Cup will ever go to Toronto”

• http://twitter.com/joncob Jon Coburn

  I’ll be there

• Kevin_Of_Bangor

  Sucks it is going to be so far down south.

  Lord Stanley’s Cup is the greatest sports trophy in the world.

• Anonymous

  all two hockey fans will be there

• Anonymous

  I am always incredulous that Maine residents feel somehow attached to Boston sports teams.  The Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, these guys don’t know where Bangor is never mind caring about how much team spirit is in Maine.

• Anonymous

  I am always incredulous that Maine residents feel somehow attached to Boston sports teams.  The Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, these guys don’t know where Bangor is never mind caring about how much team spirit is in Maine.

• Anonymous

  The Red Sox World Series trophies and Patriots Vince Lombardi trophies have been to Bangor.  You are wrong.

• Anonymous

  So they send their trophies instead of the players.  Big efn deal.  The whole thing is ridiculous.

• http://twitter.com/rsimp30 Richard Simpson Jr

  I will be going…

• Anonymous

  Wrong again.  With the Patriots at least, players were sent as well.  Adam Vinatieri and others came to Bangor (I missed that opportunity).  Lonny Paxton and others came to Portland for a parade (I did get  to see that one).  Just exactly why is it ridiculous?

• Anonymous

  Wrong again.  With the Patriots at least, players were sent as well.  Adam Vinatieri and others came to Bangor (I missed that opportunity).  Lonny Paxton and others came to Portland for a parade (I did get  to see that one).  Just exactly why is it ridiculous?

• Anonymous

  Wrong again.  With the Patriots at least, players were sent as well.  Adam Vinatieri and others came to Bangor (I missed that opportunity).  Lonny Paxton and others came to Portland for a parade (I did get  to see that one).  Just exactly why is it ridiculous?

• Anonymous

  wrong again………

• Anonymous

  wrong again………