Terrace, B.C., is ready for its close-up, as it gets ready to play host to the NHL's first pre-season tilt on Monday, a clash between local favourite Vancouver Canucks and the John Tavares-touting New York Islanders.
In March, the town of 12,000 in the northern coastal area of British Columbia beat out more than 7,100 other communities across Canada competing for the 2009 Kraft Hockeyville honour. The annual CBC-sponsored contest earns a Canadian town the right to host an NHL pre-season game and $100,000 to upgrade its local arena.
The festivities began with a sold-out charity game on Saturday and included an appearance by several NHL alumni and the Stanley Cup itself on Sunday.
Thousands stood in line at George Little Park in downtown Terrace to get their picture taken with hockey's Holy Grail.
"I've talked to people who drove eight, nine, 10 hours from Yukon and elsewhere to come and be a part of this," said Steve Smyth, one of the local organizers.
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