(NC) Feb 19 Carolina Hurricanes SW Night (Raleigh)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:08 am
This was the first time members of the Carolina Garrison have worked a National Hockey League game, and very exciting. It was a Friday evening game which made our big turnout even more impressive. We had troopers come from the beach and Charlotte. Troopers Jason and Luis came from OBX, and Hill even managed to represent with three generations; bringing his son James and grandson with him. The Canes did a great job of supplying friends and family with tickets behind their bench and a few rows back from the ice.
Despite coming from so far away the OBX troopers including handler and friend Chris Osgoode were the first to arrive. Not long after "Matt" who I'm 90% sure is Kylo Ren arrived to coordinate paperwork for everyone.
With all our legal rights successfully waived we entered the bowels of the PNC center, and our changing room called "The Ice Box". The amazing turnout from Carolina Garrison, Blue Ridge Base and Talon Clan, meant you couldn't swing a Jawa in there with out hitting a Mando or Rebel. We know, we tried!
The many elevator rides back and forth to the concourse where some of the strangest of my life, and i can only guess what the elevator operator was thinking.
We had three stations for photos around concourse with the Mandos speeder at one of them. Stations each had a mixture of characters from the three groups, and the Canes supplied staff for photos and security.
Highlights for the Garrison were having Having Jason' Fett' Hill and Darth Luis Revan ride the Olympia ice smoother during the first intermission, and watching David "Tusken" Carta slung across the ice by a giant rubber band, and into a bunch of giant bowling pins, for a strike!
We suited down at the end of the second intermission and the socializing began in earnest. Marred only by a disagreement between Andrew who wanted to go to O'Malley's, and Liz who though Carolina Ale House a better choice.
But the matter was shelved when Curtis...I mean Matt, threw Tyler through a drink machine to get everyones attention, and the final buckets off and a lot of costumes too shot was taken!
This troop was a real group effort, and special thanks go out too our Rebel and Mando friends, and to Ryan O'Quinn and the Hurricanes staff.
WE earned $1611.00 for Make a Wish, by way of the auctioning of six Hurricanes items during the evening. Supporting Paperwork will be posted and shared as it becomes available.
The Hurricanes are already expressing an interes in making this an annual event!
Troopers in attendance for the CG were...
1.Katrina Andrews-Officer
2.David Carta-Tusken
3.Brandy Carta-Jawa
4.Jason Hill-Boba Fett
5.Luis Coronado-Darth Revan
6.Tyler Wilson-TK
7.Dan Smith-TD
8.Jane Willer-Royal Guard
9.Andrew Rochelle-First Order Stormtrooper
10.Scott Wilmoth-Vader
Handlers...
1.Curtis Smith-Matt
2.Chris Osgoode
3.James Hill
4.George Rochelle
5.Ana Soto
Rebels...
1.Chad Pulliam-Obi wan/Poe
2.Liz Welsh-Rey
3.Kimberley WS-Leia classic
4.Matt Creech-Jedi
5.Damian B-Jedi
6.Kenya-Anakin
Mandos...
1.Tom Hutchens
2.Noah Freeze
3.Tony
4.James Rippe
5.Steve Deleeuw
6.Ramon Santiago
7.Brandon Hurley
8.Blake Taylor
Despite coming from so far away the OBX troopers including handler and friend Chris Osgoode were the first to arrive. Not long after "Matt" who I'm 90% sure is Kylo Ren arrived to coordinate paperwork for everyone.
With all our legal rights successfully waived we entered the bowels of the PNC center, and our changing room called "The Ice Box". The amazing turnout from Carolina Garrison, Blue Ridge Base and Talon Clan, meant you couldn't swing a Jawa in there with out hitting a Mando or Rebel. We know, we tried!
The many elevator rides back and forth to the concourse where some of the strangest of my life, and i can only guess what the elevator operator was thinking.
We had three stations for photos around concourse with the Mandos speeder at one of them. Stations each had a mixture of characters from the three groups, and the Canes supplied staff for photos and security.
Highlights for the Garrison were having Having Jason' Fett' Hill and Darth Luis Revan ride the Olympia ice smoother during the first intermission, and watching David "Tusken" Carta slung across the ice by a giant rubber band, and into a bunch of giant bowling pins, for a strike!
We suited down at the end of the second intermission and the socializing began in earnest. Marred only by a disagreement between Andrew who wanted to go to O'Malley's, and Liz who though Carolina Ale House a better choice.
But the matter was shelved when Curtis...I mean Matt, threw Tyler through a drink machine to get everyones attention, and the final buckets off and a lot of costumes too shot was taken!
This troop was a real group effort, and special thanks go out too our Rebel and Mando friends, and to Ryan O'Quinn and the Hurricanes staff.
WE earned $1611.00 for Make a Wish, by way of the auctioning of six Hurricanes items during the evening. Supporting Paperwork will be posted and shared as it becomes available.
The Hurricanes are already expressing an interes in making this an annual event!
Troopers in attendance for the CG were...
1.Katrina Andrews-Officer
2.David Carta-Tusken
3.Brandy Carta-Jawa
4.Jason Hill-Boba Fett
5.Luis Coronado-Darth Revan
6.Tyler Wilson-TK
7.Dan Smith-TD
8.Jane Willer-Royal Guard
9.Andrew Rochelle-First Order Stormtrooper
10.Scott Wilmoth-Vader
Handlers...
1.Curtis Smith-Matt
2.Chris Osgoode
3.James Hill
4.George Rochelle
5.Ana Soto
Rebels...
1.Chad Pulliam-Obi wan/Poe
2.Liz Welsh-Rey
3.Kimberley WS-Leia classic
4.Matt Creech-Jedi
5.Damian B-Jedi
6.Kenya-Anakin
Mandos...
1.Tom Hutchens
2.Noah Freeze
3.Tony
4.James Rippe
5.Steve Deleeuw
6.Ramon Santiago
7.Brandon Hurley
8.Blake Taylor