It was the place to be

Okay, I admit it. I NEVER thought we could sell out a Gamblers game on Wednesday night in May. I know it was game 5 of the Clark Cup championship.....but still. I underestimated what a $5 ticket could do and I underestimated the support of the Green Bay area hockey and sports fans. I knew we were in for something special when we sold 3,300 tickets in the first 3 hours of the on sale time. The momentum kept building the next day or so and before you knew it, we were sold out at 11:30 am on game day.

What followed was a special night. Everything was perfect. Sold out crowd, a team that was down 0-2 in a best of 5 series to come back and tie it at 2 all. All we needed to cap the night was a win. And it happened. How magical it was for everyone in the Resch Center Wednesday night. It was the place to be....and darn near every sports fan knew it. Hockey fan or not. It's rare you get to see a championship game in your backyard. Some of the $5 tickets were being scalped for $25 near the Resch. The building was as loud as I've ever heard it when the Gamblers scored the go ahead goal with about 7 minutes left in the game. The resulting celebration by players and fans alike was awesome. Hope you were there. If not, you missed one hell of an event. Did I mention the USHL draft is next Wednesday, May 19?

Don't wait if you want to sail

All tickets involved with the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival are on sale as of Monday, May 10. That includes general festival tickets, tickets to make your experience quicker, private ship tour tickets and the always popular sailaway tickets. Those are where you can get on one of the tall ships and sail out into the Bay. These usually sell out fast and we have less inventory to sell this time around than we did in 2006 - the last time the festival was here.

There's also a unique Sturgeon Bay to Green Bay sailing experience on August 12, the day before the festival begins. All of the ships need to travel through Sturgeon Bay to get here, so we allowing some folks to get onboard for the rest of the trek to Green Bay. The parade of sail will take place in Sturgeon Bay that morning with the ships continuing on to Green Bay. For all of these opportunities, check out www.tallshipgreenbay.com.