In Germany yesterday, the
Veltins-Arena set the record for the largest crowd ever for a hockey game, hosting over 77,000 fans for an opening round game - between Germany and the U.S. - of the
International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship (it's like the Olympic tournament, but with fewer stars - since the NHL playoffs are underway - and
more advertising). The Germans, backed by a raucous crowd, won in overtime by a
score of 2-1.
The stadium, located in the city of Gelsenkirchen, hosted several soccer games
during the 2006 World Cup and is the permanent host of Bundesliga club
Schalke 04, currently in second place in league play.
I'm impressed, mostly because 77k is a lot of people to watch an
opening round game.
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